Vaughn Cockayne

UAW launches surprise strike at Kentucky Ford facility

The United Auto Workers walked out of a Kentucky Ford plant Wednesday, a significant escalation in the labor struggle.

October 12, 2023

Costco accused of sharing customer medical information with Meta

Popular wholesale grocery chain Costco is being sued by customers who say the company shared private medical data with Facebook parent company Meta.

October 11, 2023

Google plans to eliminate passwords in favor of passkeys such as PIN numbers, facial recognition

Tech giant Google is making a massive move to make passwords a thing of the past.

October 11, 2023

Stellantis to build new EV battery plants; union sees them as threat to jobs

Carmaker Stellantis and tech giant Samsung SDI on Wednesday announced plans to build another electric vehicle battery factory in Kokomo, Indiana, where unionized workers dread them.

October 11, 2023

More layoffs at Stellantis as strike rolls on

Automaker Stellantis announced more layoffs this week that the company blamed on the United Auto Workers strike.

October 11, 2023

Canadian car union ends strike with GM deal

Canadian auto union Unifor reached a tentative agreement with General Motors late Tuesday, ending a 12-hour strike at the company.

October 11, 2023

Kaiser Permanente workers announce another potential walkout

The union representing striking Kaiser Permanente workers gave notice Monday that the union could organize another strike next month if contract talks fail.

October 10, 2023

Writers’ union ratifies contract with studios

Writers Guild of America members voted to accept the contract with Hollywood studios, formally ending the union's labor struggle.

October 10, 2023

Ex-Starbucks CEO Schultz violated labor law for anti-union comments, rules NLRB

A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled last week that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz violated federal labor law by telling a pro-union worker to "go work for another company."

October 10, 2023

Now Mack Truck’s turn: Workers strike after rejecting contract

Workers at Volvo-owned Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after union members rejected a tentative contract with the company.

October 10, 2023

Canadian autoworkers launch strike against GM

Thousands of Canadian General Motors employees walked off the job Tuesday.

October 10, 2023

UAW President Shawn Fain announces no strike expansion as GM agrees to labor deal at battery plants

The United Auto Workers said it has pulled back from expanding its strike after General Motors agreed to bring its electric-vehicle battery plants under the master union contract.

October 6, 2023

X to unveil three-tiered subscription model

X CEO Linda Yaccarino told the company's investors Thursday that the social media site will soon introduce a three-tiered subscription model to get the company out of the red.

October 6, 2023

Musk about to hide data on posts as site cleanup continues

Elon Musk is on a mission to make X cleaner and more aesthetically impressive even if it removes post data.

October 6, 2023

Starbucks worker sues to oust NLRB executives

An anti-union Starbucks worker has filed a lawsuit against the National Labor Relations Board over what she says is an unconstitutional structure.

October 5, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group’s EVs to plug into Tesla charging ports

Hyundai and Kia cars will soon share Tesla's charging ports.

October 5, 2023

X starts removing headlines for news stories

X users reading the news on the platform woke up confused Thursday, as the site displays only articles' graphics and not headlines.

October 5, 2023

Airlines ground several planes after GE lawsuit alleges some potentially faulty parts were installed

Several major airlines have started pulling jets from their fleets after reports found possibly faulty parts were installed.

October 5, 2023

Ford laying off more workers as strike continues

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday announced it will furlough an additional 450 workers this week because of the auto strike.

October 5, 2023

No Joe for you: Starbucks to close seven San Francisco locations by end of the month

Starbucks is set to close seven of its coffee shop locations in the San Francisco area this month, calling the move part of a greater restructuring at the company and not due to any one cause.

October 4, 2023