The United Auto Workers are going ahead with plans to picket the opening of MGM Grand at Foxwoods this weekend.
The union will stage a number of protests and demonstrations Saturday and Sunday at the Route 2 entrances to the casino, union officials said. MGM Grand is scheduled to open to the public at midnight Saturday [...]

“They don’t even have to hire someone to harass you anymore. The machine can do it for them,” said Ed Ott, executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO. “The palm print thing really grabs people as a step too far.”The International Biometric Group, a consulting firm, estimated that $635 [...]

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By Kevin Krolicki
DETROIT, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Contract talks between American
Axle %26amp; Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (AXL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and the United Auto
Workers were stalled on Monday, with the union’s contract set
to expire, leaving local bargaining units preparing to strike.
Union officials briefed [...]