Norwegian Tesla owners go on hunger strike over issues
A small group of Tesla owners in Norway have gone on a 24-hour hunger strike over unresolved issues with their vehicles, including synthetic seat covers bubbling.
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Strike averted at Cargill meat plant
Workers at a Cargill beef processing plant in Alberta, Canada, have voted 71% in favour of accepting a new offer from the company.
Read More...Strike threatens beef supply at Cargill plant
Meatpacker and hide processor, Cargill issued a lockout notice to workers at one of Canada’s largest meat-packing plants on November 25, a day after union workers at the High River facility voted overwhelmingly against the company’s latest contract offer, putting them in a position to strike as early as December 6.
Read More...Clarks workers may strike over fire and rehire policy
109 workers at Clarks footwear warehouse and headquarters in Somerset, UK are considering strike action as the company threatens to dismiss them and rehire them on worse contract terms.
Read More...Ford to invest US$6 billion in U.S. manufacturing
The automotive manufacturer is reported to have reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union in the U.S. to avoid a strike; the deal would secure over 8,500 jobs.
Read More...Strike at Audi Hungaria affecting VW plants across Europe
Operations at Audi Hungaria have come to a halt for several days as 9,000 out of over 13,000 workers at the factory, one of Audi’s largest plants, demand higher wages, affecting Volkswagen’s SUV production and resulting in a shutdown at Germany’s home factory.
Read More...South Africa experiences longest leather worker strike
The national strikes in the leather and textile sectors have been running for the past month, representing the longest strike in these industries in almost two decades.
Read More...Truck strike costs US$50 million to Brazilian footwear sector
The ten-day truck strike that paralysed Brazil at the end of May has impacted both domestic footwear sales and exports.
Read More...New car sales in Brazil increase by double-digits
New car sales in Brazil recorded double-digit growth between January and May 2018, but the recent ten-day truck strike impacted the overall figures for the month of May.
Read More...Brazilian leather and footwear production hurt by truck strike
After a challenging ten consecutive days of truck strike that blocked key national roads and led to a general shortage of fuel, Brazil is slowly returning to normal. Damages to the economy are being calculated but it is estimated that 32% of Brazilian footwear destined for exports have not left warehouses and around one million hides have not been produced.
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