Etiket: factories
Washington will spend 6 billion to reduce polluting emissions from factories
The administration of US President Joe Biden on Monday announced US$6 billion in funding for projects aimed at reducing emissions from the industrial sector. This is the largest investment the…
in Germany, one of the largest solar panel factories in Europe folds in the face of Chinese competition
The Meyer Burger factory in Freiberg, near Dresden, has temporarily stopped its activity but the shutdown could be permanent. Published on 03/18/2024 3:01 p.m. Reading time: 2 min View of…
Light on the “gray zones” that supply workers to Quebec factories
To be able to move some 250,000 international workers to Quebec in three years, we have set up a real labor “supply chain”. “Deliveries” of employee “stocks” are made and…
Cement factories and GES: pathetic willful blindness of the CAQ
We learned this week that the CAQ claims to want to tighten the screws on cement plants for their very high GHG emissions by asking them to self-assess the GHG…
car factories shut down in Europe
Welcome The news France 2 news 8 p.m. news Published on 01/15/2024 11:19 p.m. Update on 01/15/2024 11:22 p.m. Video length: 2 min Tensions in the Red Sea: automobile factories…
Wang Bing’s latest documentary on textile factories in China, double-edged
Welcome Culture Movie theater Film releases A great Chinese documentarian, Wang Bing has created a long film about workers in Chinese textile factories who are shaking up the sector internationally.…
Aid for battery factories will cost $5.8B more than projected
The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates that the total cost of provincial and federal assistance for the manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles in Canada will exceed government projections by $5.8…
Strikes in Bangladesh | Clashes between police and workers during the reopening of clothing factories
(Dhaka) Bangladesh police dispersed striking workers demanding better wages with tear gas near the capital on Saturday, while most factories supplying major global clothing groups reopened. Published at 9:40 a.m.…
Bangladesh | Hundreds of textile factories close in the face of anger from thousands of workers
(Dhaka) Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh have closed due to violent protests by thousands of garment workers, which lasted for several days and left two dead, demanding that their…
Automotive sector: Unifor strike at Stellantis factories
The Canadian automobile union, Unifor, announced on Sunday evening the strike of its members in all factories operated by the European automobile giant Stellantis. The union represents approximately 8,200 workers…
4,300 Unifor union members on strike in Ontario General Motors factories
Canadian auto workers from the Unifor union have launched a strike at General Motors (GM). In a message posted on the union’s website, Unifor National President Lana Payne said the…
Marelli will close two factories in Orne and Yonne, nearly 300 employees will lose their jobs
Welcome Eco / Consumption Automotive 167 employees at the automobile subcontractor Marelli factory in Argenta (Orne) and 125 employees at the Saint-Julien-du-Sault site in Yonne are affected, according to France…
Computer failure | German Volkswagen factories forced to shut down
(Berlin) Production is at a standstill at the German factories of the Volkswagen brand, including the group’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, due to a major computer outage which has affected the…
In Lyon, Boris Charmatz is building his “Liberté Cathédrale” in the heart of the Fagor factories
At the Dance Biennale in Lyon, choreographer Boris Charmatz presents “Liberté Cathédrale”, his very first French creation with the ballet of Tanztheater Wuppertal, Pina Bausch’s company which he has directed…
Strike at General Motors and Stellantis extends to 38 factories in 20 US states
The president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) indicated Friday that his union will expand its strike against major American automakers by walking out at 38 General Motors and Stellantis…
Automotive sector | US strike expected to affect Canadian factories
(Toronto) A strike by Canadian auto workers could still be averted as the Unifor union says contract negotiations with Ford Motor are not at a standstill, but experts say the…
US auto strike expected to affect Canadian factories
A strike by Canadian auto workers could still be averted as Unifor union says contract talks with Ford Motor are not at a standstill, but experts say the sector could…
United States | Strike begins in three automobile factories
(Detroit) The union of employees of the three major American automobile manufacturers announced the start of a strike in three factories from midnight on Friday, in the absence of an…
United States | Strike begins at three car factories
(Detroit) The union of employees of the three major American automobile manufacturers announced the start of a strike in three factories from midnight Thursday (0 a.m. [heure de l’Est] Friday),…
Towards a strike in the “Big Three” automobile factories in the United States
The countdown is coming to an end: unless a last minute agreement is reached, the powerful UAW union is preparing to launch a strike on Thursday among the three major…