This report is a modified version of an earlier report ITEP published in collaboration with Liberation in a Generation. 1. Corporate tax cuts and corporate tax avoidance worsen income inequality. When corporations are allowed to pay less in taxes, the ultimate beneficiaries are mainly the owners of corporate stocks, who are concentrated among the wealthiest … Read more
Apple workers at the Towson, Maryland store have voted in favor of authorizing a strike due to concerns over work-life balance, scheduling practices, and wages. Apple workers in Maryland joined the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union in June 2022. Meanwhile, workers at the Short Hills, New Jersey store voted against unionizing, with the Communications Workers of America blaming Apple’s behavior for the defeat. Apple did not respond to requests for comment on the vote against unionization in New Jersey.
Workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers, with a 73% majority in favor of the union. This victory marks the first auto plant in the South to unionize via election since the 1940s. The UAW President’s campaign to unionize plants owned by various automakers across the U.S. is gaining momentum. The next facility to hold a UAW election will be a Mercedes plant in Alabama. The UAW has seen a surge in public support for unions and successful contract negotiations with major automakers. President Biden praised the union victories and the impact on raising wages.