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Boeing factory workers accept contract and end 7-week strike. (38% pay raise over 4 years)
apnews.com Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

A strike by 33,000 Boeing factory workers is coming to an end. Union machinists voted on Monday to accept the company’s latest contract offer, which includes a 38% pay raise over four years.

Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21648625

> From the article: > > Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks. > > Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district in Seattle said 59% of members who cast ballots agreed to approve the company’s fourth formal offer and the third put to a vote. The deal includes pay raises of 38% over four years, and ratification and productivity bonuses. > > However, Boeing refused to meet strikers’ demand to restore a company pension plan that was frozen nearly a decade ago. > > The average annual pay of Boeing machinists is currently $75,608 and eventually will rise to $119,309 under the new contract, according to the company.

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Boeing factory workers accept contract and end 7-week strike. (38% pay raise over 4 years)
apnews.com Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

A strike by 33,000 Boeing factory workers is coming to an end. Union machinists voted on Monday to accept the company’s latest contract offer, which includes a 38% pay raise over four years.

Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

From the article:

Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks.

Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district in Seattle said 59% of members who cast ballots agreed to approve the company’s fourth formal offer and the third put to a vote. The deal includes pay raises of 38% over four years, and ratification and productivity bonuses.

However, Boeing refused to meet strikers’ demand to restore a company pension plan that was frozen nearly a decade ago.

The average annual pay of Boeing machinists is currently $75,608 and eventually will rise to $119,309 under the new contract, according to the company.

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Quincy Jones, musical titan and entertainment icon, dies at 91
apnews.com Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Jones' publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91.

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How can I migrate my current Lemmy profile to another lemmy instance?
  • Thanks. I wonder why this is a low priority. If the people attracted t the fediverse want decentralization and interoperability, it would make sense that many people would want to migrate from one instance to another as easily and smoothly as possible.

    Thanks again for the detailed answer

  • How can I migrate my current Lemmy profile to another lemmy instance?

    How can I migrate all my likes, community subscriptions, posts, comments etc to another instance?

    Is this even currently possible?

    Thanks for reading

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    Volkswagen to shut three factories, axe jobs and cut pay by 10%, says union
    www.theguardian.com Volkswagen to shut three factories, axe jobs and cut pay by 10%, says union

    German carmaker warns of stagnation in the European sector amid news of deeper-than-expected action

    Volkswagen to shut three factories, axe jobs and cut pay by 10%, says union

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21371247

    > German carmaker warns of stagnation in the European sector amid news of deeper-than-expected action > > The German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to shut at least three factories in its home country, lay off thousands of workers and cut pay by 10%, according to the company’s union. > > The deeper-than-expected cuts come as the company faces weak sales and slow expansion in the electric vehicle (EV) sector amid tough competition from Chinese manufacturers. > > “The board wants to close at least three factories in Germany,” the works council chief, Daniela Cavallo, told employees at VW’s headquarters in Wolfsburg on Monday. Its remaining manufacturing sites will reduce capacity, she said, citing information provided by management. > > As Europe’s top economy suffers a crisis in manufacturing and fears of mass unemployment, VW is aiming for a fundamental restructuring to cut costs. It had initially warned last month that it had the equivalent of two factories of extra capacity in Germany.

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    Canadian Federal government going ahead with high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto

    The Trudeau government will announce plans for a high-speed train linking Quebec City and Toronto in the coming weeks, Radio-Canada has learned.

    Proponents of the project hope the train will take passengers from Montreal to Toronto in three hours. By car, it takes about five-and-a-half hours to travel between the two cities.

    Sources told Radio-Canada the train will travel 300 kilometres per hour — double the speed of Via Rail's current trains.

    Ottawa announced plans back in 2021 to build what it called a "high-frequency" (HFR) rail corridor with stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Laval and Quebec City. Sources told Radio-Canada the federal government has now decided the Toronto-Quebec City link will be high-speed.

    The train would use a newly built, separate electrified track and run frequently. In addition to Quebec City, Montreal and Toronto, it would serve Trois-Rivières, Laval, Ottawa and Peterborough.

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    Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help

    Non paywall article:

    From the article: https://archive.is/FKuOF

    Bangladesh’s new central bank chief has accused tycoons linked to the toppled regime of Sheikh Hasina of working with members of the country’s powerful military intelligence agency to siphon $17bn out of the banking sector during her rule.

    In an interview with the Financial Times, Ahsan Mansur — who was appointed Bangladesh Bank governor after Sheikh Hasina fled the country in June — said the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence had helped force takeovers of leading banks.

    Mansur said an estimated Tk2tn ($16.7bn) had been spirited out of Bangladesh after the bank takeovers, using methods such as loans made to their new shareholders and inflated import invoices.

    “This is the biggest, highest robbing of banks by any international standards,” he said. “It didn’t happen on that scale anywhere, and it was state-sponsored and it couldn’t have happened without intelligence people putting guns [to former bank CEOs’] heads.”

    The governor said Mohammed Saiful Alam, founder and chair of industrial conglomerate S Alam, and his associates had “siphoned off” at least $10bn “as a minimum” from the banking system after taking control of banks with the help of the DGFI. “Every day they were granting loans to themselves,” he said.

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    Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help (Financial Times)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21355499

    > Link to original Financial Times page: https://www.ft.com/content/0b295e1e-a0bf-40e0-88f2-99c1ace8603d > > From the article: > > Bangladesh’s new central bank chief has accused tycoons linked to the toppled regime of Sheikh Hasina of working with members of the country’s powerful military intelligence agency to siphon $17bn out of the banking sector during her rule. > > In an interview with the Financial Times, Ahsan Mansur — who was appointed Bangladesh Bank governor after Sheikh Hasina fled the country in June — said the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence had helped force takeovers of leading banks. > > Mansur said an estimated Tk2tn ($16.7bn) had been spirited out of Bangladesh after the bank takeovers, using methods such as loans made to their new shareholders and inflated import invoices. > > “This is the biggest, highest robbing of banks by any international standards,” he said. “It didn’t happen on that scale anywhere, and it was state-sponsored and it couldn’t have happened without intelligence people putting guns [to former bank CEOs’] heads.” > > The governor said Mohammed Saiful Alam, founder and chair of industrial conglomerate S Alam, and his associates had “siphoned off” at least $10bn “as a minimum” from the banking system after taking control of banks with the help of the DGFI. “Every day they were granting loans to themselves,” he said. > >

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    Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help (Financial Times)

    Link to original Financial Times page: https://www.ft.com/content/0b295e1e-a0bf-40e0-88f2-99c1ace8603d

    From the article:

    Bangladesh’s new central bank chief has accused tycoons linked to the toppled regime of Sheikh Hasina of working with members of the country’s powerful military intelligence agency to siphon $17bn out of the banking sector during her rule.

    In an interview with the Financial Times, Ahsan Mansur — who was appointed Bangladesh Bank governor after Sheikh Hasina fled the country in June — said the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence had helped force takeovers of leading banks.

    Mansur said an estimated Tk2tn ($16.7bn) had been spirited out of Bangladesh after the bank takeovers, using methods such as loans made to their new shareholders and inflated import invoices.

    “This is the biggest, highest robbing of banks by any international standards,” he said. “It didn’t happen on that scale anywhere, and it was state-sponsored and it couldn’t have happened without intelligence people putting guns [to former bank CEOs’] heads.”

    The governor said Mohammed Saiful Alam, founder and chair of industrial conglomerate S Alam, and his associates had “siphoned off” at least $10bn “as a minimum” from the banking system after taking control of banks with the help of the DGFI. “Every day they were granting loans to themselves,” he said.

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    Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike
    aje.io Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike

    Nearly two-thirds of workers reject offer that includes a 35 percent pay rise.

    Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21202408

    > From the article: > > Boeing workers on the West Coast of the United States have voted to reject the aircraft giant’s latest contract offer and extend their nearly six-week strike. > > Nearly two-thirds of workers rejected the offer, which included a 35 percent wage rise over four years but did not restore a defined pension plan sought by many employees, the Seattle branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said on X. > > About 33,000 workers have been on strike since mid-September when union members overwhelmingly rejected Boeing’s proposal for a new four-year contract. > > On Wednesday, the company reported a third-quarter loss of more than $6bn. > >

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    Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike
    aje.io Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike

    Nearly two-thirds of workers reject offer that includes a 35 percent pay rise.

    Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21202408

    > From the article: > > Boeing workers on the West Coast of the United States have voted to reject the aircraft giant’s latest contract offer and extend their nearly six-week strike. > > Nearly two-thirds of workers rejected the offer, which included a 35 percent wage rise over four years but did not restore a defined pension plan sought by many employees, the Seattle branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said on X. > > About 33,000 workers have been on strike since mid-September when union members overwhelmingly rejected Boeing’s proposal for a new four-year contract. > > On Wednesday, the company reported a third-quarter loss of more than $6bn. > >

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    Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike
    aje.io Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike

    Nearly two-thirds of workers reject offer that includes a 35 percent pay rise.

    Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21202408

    > From the article: > > Boeing workers on the West Coast of the United States have voted to reject the aircraft giant’s latest contract offer and extend their nearly six-week strike. > > Nearly two-thirds of workers rejected the offer, which included a 35 percent wage rise over four years but did not restore a defined pension plan sought by many employees, the Seattle branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said on X. > > About 33,000 workers have been on strike since mid-September when union members overwhelmingly rejected Boeing’s proposal for a new four-year contract. > > On Wednesday, the company reported a third-quarter loss of more than $6bn. > >

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    Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike
    aje.io Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike

    Nearly two-thirds of workers reject offer that includes a 35 percent pay rise.

    Boeing workers vote to reject wage deal, extend strike

    From the article:

    Boeing workers on the West Coast of the United States have voted to reject the aircraft giant’s latest contract offer and extend their nearly six-week strike.

    Nearly two-thirds of workers rejected the offer, which included a 35 percent wage rise over four years but did not restore a defined pension plan sought by many employees, the Seattle branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said on X.

    About 33,000 workers have been on strike since mid-September when union members overwhelmingly rejected Boeing’s proposal for a new four-year contract.

    On Wednesday, the company reported a third-quarter loss of more than $6bn.

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    Samsung India: government files cases against 625 employees and union activists during strike for union recognition, higher wages, and 8-hour workday
    www.news9live.com Tamil Nadu police file cases against 625 Samsung workers, CITU leaders amid ongoing strike in Kanchipuram

    Samsung India strike: The workers, employed at Samsung's Sriperumbudur plant, have been on strike for over a month, demanding higher wages, union recognition, and reduced working hours. Their key demands include an increase in average wages from Rs 25,000 to Rs 36,000, recognition of workers' unions...

    Tamil Nadu police file cases against 625 Samsung workers, CITU leaders amid ongoing strike in Kanchipuram

    cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/26440261

    > Samsung India: government files cases against 625 employees and union activists during strike for union recognition, higher wages, and 8-hour workday

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    Italy: hooded attackers target leatherworkers on picket line, employees from other firms strike in solidarity
    au.fashionnetwork.com Leather workers protesting for better conditions attacked in Italy

    Leather goods workers in the Italian city of Prato, who were holding a protest to demand better working conditions, have been attacked while manning a picket line, their trade union said on Wednesday.

    Leather workers protesting for better conditions attacked in Italy

    cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/26440834

    > Italy: hooded attackers target leatherworkers on picket line, employees from other firms strike in solidarity

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    Major overhaul of workers' rights to be outlined
    www.bbc.co.uk Workers' rights: Sick pay and parental leave part of major overhaul

    A major overhaul of workers' rights is planned, but the changes will not take place for two years.

    Workers' rights: Sick pay and parental leave part of major overhaul

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20694419

    > Major overhaul of workers' rights to be outlined

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    Ethiopian lawmakers choose new president
    www.semafor.com Ethiopian lawmakers choose new president | Semafor

    Sahle-Work Zewde, a former diplomat who became Ethiopia's first female in 2018, has been replaced by the foreign minister, Taye Atskeselassie.

    Ethiopian lawmakers choose new president | Semafor

    Full article:

    *The News

    The Ethiopian parliament approved a new president to replace one that was widely seen as controversial amid ongoing political differences with the government.

    Sahle-Work Zewde, a former United Nations diplomat, was replaced with Taye Atskeselassie who has held the position of foreign minister for the last eight months.

    Know More

    The role of president is largely ceremonial in Ethiopia, with limited political authority. Executive power is mainly wielded by the prime minister. Sahle-Work became Ethiopia’s first female president in 2018.

    The outgoing president was appointed during the early years of the Abiy Ahmed premiership that saw prominent women appointed in important positions as part of an administration that sought to embrace gender parity for the first time.

    In a post on X on Sunday that pressaged her impending resignation, she quoted a famous Amharic song about hopelessness and silence being the only option, stating: “I tried that for a whole year.”

    Samuel’s view [the Journalist's view]

    While the position of president is symbolic, Sahle-Work’s appointment was seen as groundbreaking. It was hoped she would bring a positive influence to a position usually held by male politicians at the end of their career.

    But her tenure coincided with bloody conflicts — first the two-year war in the northern Tigray region, which ended in 2022, and then fighting in the neighboring Amhara region.

    Sahle-Work faced heavy criticism for her silence, especially on issues of gender violence during the Tigray war in which thousands of people were killed and millions displaced. More that 120,000 women were sexually abused in the conflict, according to estimates by Genocide Watch, a non-governmental organization.*

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    India: Police detain 600 striking Samsung workers at protest
  • "The Chennai plant is Samsung's second-largest in the country and generates nearly one-third of Samsung's annual revenue in India, which amounts to $12 billion (€10.8 billion)."

    Jesus, the plant makes nearly $4 billion annually but these workers are only paid around 300 USD a month and want increases to 428 a month within three years.

  • India: Police detain 600 striking Samsung workers at protest
    www.dw.com India: Police detain 600 striking Samsung workers at protest – DW – 10/01/2024

    Thousands of employees of the South Korean company have been on strike since September 9. They are demanding better wages, 8-hour working days, and union recognition.

    India: Police detain 600 striking Samsung workers at protest – DW – 10/01/2024

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20398519

    > India: Police detain 600 striking Samsung workers at protest > > Thousands of employees of the South Korean company have been on strike since September 9. They are demanding better wages, 8-hour working days, and union recognition. > > Indian police on Tuesday detained around 600 employees of Samsung Electronics, one of the world's largest semiconductor and computer chip manufacturers, and union members for organizing a street protest. > > For the past four weeks, thousands of employees of the South Korean company in India have been on strike over their working conditions near the factory in Chennai and at other locations. > > According to senior state police official Charles Sam Rajadurai, the protesters were detained because their march was causing public inconvenience.

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