LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Top Stories: American pilots eye a union change; Pepsi workers protest; GXO looks into robots; Trump tariffs and a 'racist' Chinese TikTok goes viral & 48 more articles...
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American Pilots Eye Union Change
Some pilots at American Airlines are looking to make a change in unions. The airline’s roughly 16,000 pilots are currently represented by the Allied Pilots Association (APA).
Houston-area Pepsi drivers plan protests this week as union negotiates with company
Houston-area Pepsi drivers are protesting this week as its union's bargaining team continues negotiating a contract.
Logistics giant GXO is going big on humanoid robots
GXO is putting humanoids to work. The e-commerce logistics giant is testing humanlike robots made by three different robotics firms as it explores ways to bring the most cutting-edge tech to the warehouses it operates for its customers.
Key Labor Union Backs Donald Trump's Tariffs: 'Something Needed to Be Done'
The Teamsters, a key labor union representing more than 1.3 million Americans, is backing up President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Chinese launch racist humiliation campaign mocking Trump's tariffs
A new AI-generated video believed to have been created by a Chinese TikToker depicts a depressing America under Donald Trump's tariffs. The video shows morbidly obese Americans in sweatshops and factories performing low-skilled labor work with somber Chinese music playing in the background.
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