UAW FILES NEW CHARGES AGAINST COMPANY, SEEKS FEDERAL COURT ORDER TO PREVENT FUTURE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES CANTON, Miss. — Following an unprecedented campaign of corporate threats and intimidation, Nissan employees tonight fell short in their bid for a union. In a two-day election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), blue-collar employees at Nissan’s Canton
Nissan workers are approaching a crossroads that was a long time coming as they finish up voting tonight. We will have more information when the votes are tallied and the vote totals released. In the meantime, here’s the brave road Nissan workers have traveled so far: View more Nissan coverage:
Canton, Miss. – Earlier this month, top executives at Nissan North America received a letter from supporters of the Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan (MAFFAN), a coalition of civil rights leaders, ministers and worker advocates who support Nissan employees’ efforts to form a union… Read the full article on detroitnews.com >>>
Hundreds of Workers, Civil Rights Leaders, Elected Officials to Converge on Nissan Plant for ‘The March on Mississippi: Workers’ Rights = Civil Rights’ — Citing Automaker’s Record of Harassment, Intimidation of African-American Workers, Protesters to Demand Company Respect Employees’ Right to Vote for a Union Without Fear of Retaliation Canton, Miss. – Citing a pattern