On Nov. 13, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) overwhelmingly rejected a contract offer from Boeing that would have kept manufacturing of the company’s new 777X jet in Washington state.
SEOUL, South Korea—Hyundai Motor Co. has filed a police complaint against 13 labor activists it says led a violent clash at its biggest assembly plant that caused $2 million in damage and left approximately 100 people injured.
ERIE, PA—An all-day bargaining session failed to produce an agreement aimed at heading off the elimination of 950 union jobs at GE’s century-old locomotive manufacturing plant in northwestern Pennsylvania.
WEST POINT, GA—Four people who unsuccessfully applied for jobs at the Kia Motors assembly plant here are suing the company, claiming they were discriminated against because they had belonged to a union.
LAKESHORE, ON—Union workers at Integram Seating, which assembles the seats for Chrysler minivans, have voted in favor of going on strike, if necessary.
ZHENGZHOU, China—Foxconn workers returned to the assembly line here after walking off their jobs Saturday. A dispute occurred between the production and quality teams at the factory, which makes the Apple iPhone 5.
NEW DELHI, India—India’s top carmaker Maruti Suzuki suspended production Thursday at its assembly plant here after a manager was burnt to death and scores of others were injured in a riot by angry workers.