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Waymo launches curbside robotaxi pickup at Phoenix airport – Autoblog

Select Waymo One riders can now get picked up or dropped off by the company’s robotaxis curbside at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Waymo became the first autonomous vehicle operator in the U.S. to launch a paid robotaxi service to and from the airport in November 2022. The service went to an airport shuttle stop

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2024 Toyota Sienna Review: It’s still the high-mpg monster of minivans

Pros: Monumental fuel economy advantage; big-kid-friendly second-row; above average handling; interior storage Cons: Not as powerful as other minivans; behind-the-times infotainment; cheap interior materials on lower trims If cost-savings and fuel efficiency are top priorities, the 2024 Toyota Sienna is the minivan for you. Depending on whether you choose front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, you’re

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UAW President Shawn Fain Addresses Non-Union Autoworkers on Livestream, Urges Them to Stand Up | UAW

[embedded content] UAW President Shawn Fain addressed non-union autoworkers via Facebook Live on Monday, December 11. The livestream can be viewed on the UAW’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. During the broadcast, Fain gave updates on the union’s historic organizing drive, detailing how thousands of workers at non-union automakers have been reaching out to the

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Workers at Honda, Hyundai and VW Stand Up to Management Intimidation, File Unfair Labor Practice Charges | UAW

In the face of aggressive anti-union campaigns, workers organizing with the UAW at Honda in Indiana, Hyundai in Alabama, and Volkswagen in Tennessee, have filed charges against management for illegally union-busting as workers organize to join the UAW. “We are filing an unfair labor practice charge against Honda because of management illegally telling us to

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify New Contract | UAW

After an 11-week strike, 1,360 UAW members have voted by nearly 90% to ratify a new 3.7 year contract at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network. The agreement will run to May 1, 2027. The deal secures historic gains for workers including a major reduction of seniority needed to reach the

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Volkswagen Workers in Chattanooga Launch Public Campaign to Join UAW with Over 1,000 Workers Signed Up | UAW

[embedded content] Over 1,000 workers have signed union authorization cards in less than a week and gone public with their union drive at Volkswagen’s only U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. The move is a surprise breakthrough in the UAW’s national campaign to organize all non-union autoworkers at 13 companies. Over 30% of VW workers in

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Danish pension fund will sell its Tesla shares over union dispute – Autoblog

COPENHAGEN — PensionDanmark, one of Denmark’s largest pension funds, said on Wednesday it had decided to sell its holdings in Tesla over the U.S. auto company’s refusal to enter into agreements with labour unions. The decision is part of a growing Nordic movement to force Tesla to sign collective bargaining agreements with Swedish mechanics, who

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Postdocs at Icahn Mount Sinai in NYC Walk Off the Job on Unfair Labor Practice Strike | UAW

New York City – More than 500 Postdoctoral Researchers at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine who are members of the Sinai Postdoc Organizing Committee-UAW (SPOC-UAW) walked off the job and onto the picket line for an Unfair Labor Practice strike on Wednesday, December 6. After more than one full year at the bargaining table

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