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Vaughn Cockayne

Vaughn Cockayne is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Washington Times. He is an Ohio native and holds a bachelor's degree in Multi-Platform Journalism from Bowling Green State University. Vaughn previously worked as a freelance writer, covering data security and privacy issues before joining The Washington Times. He can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.

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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

Elon Musk pushes X users to post long-form content

Elon Musk told X users this week that the best way to drive engagement is to post long-form content directly to the platform and not link to other sites.

October 4, 2023

X ordered to pay $1.1 million in legal fees to former employees

A judge instructed X to pay the legal fees of former employees who said the company failed to repay them.

October 4, 2023

Netflix might be on the verge of raising prices

Netflix could be hiking prices after the Screen Actors Guild strike ends.

October 4, 2023

Ford makes concessions in offer to UAW

Ford on Monday week made its seventh offer to the United Auto Workers in an effort to advance a master contract.

October 4, 2023

X marks the spot: Battle for ownership of X trademark begins

The simplicity of Elon Musk's renaming of Twitter might come back to haunt him after an ad agency filed a lawsuit against X for trademark infringement.

October 3, 2023

Florida minimum wage rises to $12

Many Florida workers had their pay jump by $1 Saturday as the state's minimum wage increased to $12 an hour.

October 3, 2023

Elon Musk sued for X posts that led to ‘threats’

Tech mogul Elon Musk is being sued by a Texas resident who says the billionaire misidentifying him in a social media post led to him being harassed and doxed.

October 3, 2023

Actors’ union continues contract talks with studios this week

Hollywood actors are expected to extend contract negotiations with the major studios this week to get the entertainment industry moving again.

October 3, 2023

Ford, GM laying off more as United Auto Workers strike intensifies

Automakers Ford and General Motors this week announced they will furlough around 500 employees across the Midwest after the United Auto Workers announced a strike expansion last week.

October 3, 2023