Tag: United Auto Workers

Business

John Deere manufacturing face shields for health care workers in coronavirus fight

John Deere has begun manufacturing face shields for health care workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 coronavirus response. Deere says it began an initial run of 25,000 face shields on April 8 at its Seeding Group facility in Moline, Illinois. Deere is collaborating with United Auto Workers, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the […]

April 13, 2020

Business

UAW defeat in Chattanooga ought to be a wake up call for unions: This ain’t Germany

Last week when factory workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, facility voted against forming a union, the headlines characterized it as a “devastating” loss for the United Auto Workers. The vote was fairly close, 712 to 626. If it were a football game this would be more like a score of 21 to 18. Hardly devastating. […]

February 20, 2014

Safety

Obama unveils truck fuel standards

President Obama announced new fuel-economy standards for heavy-duty trucks at Virginia-based Interstate Moving Services Aug. 9. The standards will affect work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles. Diesel use would be cut by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled, yielding a total fuel savings of $73,000 over a truck’s life, according to calculations used in […]

August 19, 2011