Sentences with phrase «manufacturing workers union»

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Unions in the utility industry, health care and manufacturing industries are using knowledge and skills as the key source of worker power by expanding apprenticeship training, creating partnership with community colleges, vocational schools, and employers to fill the «middle skills» gaps that exist today or will grow as skilled baby boomers retire.

The union that represents Ford Motor's Canadian manufacturing workers reached a tentative contract agreement on Tuesday, averting a strike but setting up what may be a difficult campaign to get the deal approved by members.

At the same time, underlying shifts in the economy have again shifted the interest group politics — these days, manufacturing workers are a small share of overall US union membership, so the original impetus for the Democratic tilt against trade is going away.

Few Glendal Foods employees had been members of the National Union of Workers (which covers some food manufacturing) until August, when a complaint was made to the union by Ms Nguyen, who also contacted the federal government's Fair Work Ombudsman, which in turn referred her to WorkUnion of Workers (which covers some food manufacturing) until August, when a complaint was made to the union by Ms Nguyen, who also contacted the federal government's Fair Work Ombudsman, which in turn referred her to Workunion by Ms Nguyen, who also contacted the federal government's Fair Work Ombudsman, which in turn referred her to WorkSafe.

The union represents a wide range of workers, including retail, manufacturing, service and health care employees.

The giant manufacturing union IG Metall, which has 2.4 million members, has called for a halt to proceedings, branding them «dangerous» for consumers and workers.

This decrease in manufacturing workers has also effected labor unions.

Close to 200 workers in Fort Edward are facing layoffs after General Electric announced that it is considering a shutdown of an upstate manufacturing facility, unless an otherwise agreement is reached with the union representing employees.

The brand is also confident that its produce is manufactured in worker - friendly factories in accordance with the labour standards set by the European Union.

The podcast discussed many barriers to workers being able to unionize, but it is important to me that workers in the factories where you manufacture your clothes are able to join a union.

The Changing Workplaces review concluded that new technology, a shrinking manufacturing sector and fewer union jobs, among other factors, have left approximately one - third of Ontario's 6.6 million workers vulnerable.