A California-based non-profit is filing a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia over labor practices by auto suppliers in Alabama they say violate Golden State laws. Jobs to Move America (JMA), a progressive labor group, alleges that Hyundai and Kia are
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“I got hurt on the job with my hand, snapped a bone,” Mark Miller said. “They bandaged me up, told me to keep working, so I did.” During a press conference on Thursday, Miller recounted his time participating in a
A sign welcoming drivers to Tallassee, Alabama, calls the town a “Treasure on the Tallapoosa.” Members of a coalition of community, advocacy and labor organizations that held a press conference there recently would say they’re trying to keep it that
For nearly 40 years, Kawasaki Heavy Industries has manufactured subway cars in a former Otis Elevator building, located in the heart of Yonkers since 1986, providing jobs for roughly 500 workers in a non-union facility.However, a study released on Tuesday
A newly released report from Jobs to Move America and Cornell University’s Climate Jobs Institute reveals troubling findings about working conditions at MTA contractor Kawasaki’s railcar manufacturing facilities in New York and Nebraska.Citing low pay, hazardous conditions and widespread experience
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A new report says unsafe working conditions at Kawasaki’s rail car plants in Nebraska and Yonkers are delaying train deliveries for the MTA. Meanwhile, the MTA board has approved a fare hike that will raise subway and bus rides to
Workers who manufacture New York City’s new subway cars are paid less than the industry standard and face poor working conditions, contributing to rampant delays in the production of modern subway cars desperately needed by the MTA, according to report
Labor rights activists and past employees of an Alabama water meter manufacturing plant are backing a new report that accuses the company of long hours, major injuries, unfair treatment and high levels of heavy metal waste disposal into the local
