Labor shortage leaves union workers feeling more emboldened
Story Date: 9/8/2021

 

Source: Ben Finley and Tom Krisher, NEW CANANN ADVERTISER, 9/6/21

When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia this spring, its 2,900 workers went on strike. The company soon dangled what looked like a tempting offer — at least to the United Auto Workers local leaders who recommended it to their members: Pay raises. Signing bonuses. Lower-priced health care.

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