Labor Unions

Ford CEO Not SO Big on Unions Anymore – HotAir

Ford CEO Jim Farley always thought that his company and the United Auto Workers UAW) rubbed along pretty well together. That is until this past summer and fall when the UAW’s pugnacious new president Shawn Fain – after scoring a massive contract victory at UPS – turned his sights on Detroit’s D-3 (Ford, Stellantis, General […]

The Battle Over Driverless Trucks in California Resumes – HotAir

Last summer, a legislative battle broke out in California over the issue of a new generation of self-driving vehicles, specifically trucks capable of carrying freight. The legislature passed a bill that would require such vehicles to have a human “safety operator” in the cab while it was in operation, along with other restrictions. Governor Gavin […]

That Flushing Sound You Hear Is Brown Jobs at UPS – HotAir

Yesterday was a pretty fugly day at United Parcel Service (UPS). We’re heavy into reporting season, the freight company had to announce their earnings, and it amounted to a bummer of a call as far as those went. …“2023 was a unique, and quite candidly, difficult and disappointing year. We experienced declines in volume, revenue […]