Posts tagged West Virginia

    Coca-Cola union considering going on strike

    January 27, 2022 // A local Coca-Cola union discussed the possibility of going on strike today. This comes after a ransomware attack on the Coca-Cola Consolidated Bottling Company’s payroll system, Kronos.

    Tudor’s Biscuit World workers say no to 1st West Virginia fast-food union

    January 25, 2022 // Workers at a West Virginia franchise of a regional fast-food restaurant on Tuesday rejected efforts to form a union that would have been the first of its kind in the state. Immediately after the vote, union organizers announced that they had filed unfair labor practice charges against the company.

    Buffett rejects Sanders’ call to intervene

    December 31, 2021 // Several hundred striking workers at a manufacturing facility owned by Berkshire Hathaway have picked up some high-profile support from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, but the company's CEO, Warren Buffett, has declined to get involved in the contract dispute.

    Strike at Special Metals enters second month

    November 7, 2021 // “When you’re out in the cold by a fire barrel every day or every other day wondering when you’re going to go back to work, if you’re going back to work, it can be pretty stressful,” he said.

    Negotiations to resume Monday in Cabell Huntington strike

    November 6, 2021 // 1,100 x-ray, lab technicians, & housekeeping workers strike after rejecting WV hospital’s latest contract. “The main sticking point appears to be whether striking workers should pay for part of their health insurance coverage.”