The Auto Workers Strike Could Be Coming To An End At Ford

The Auto Workers Strike Could Be Coming To An End At Ford

The United Auto Workers union and Ford have reached a tentative agreement that could end the nearly six-week strike against the iconic Detroit automaker, the union announced Wednesday. The deal, the full details of which were not immediately released, must still be ratified in a vote by the 57,000 union members who work at Ford….

‘Bidenomics’ on Main Street: Lending to women-owned small businesses tops $5 billion, SBA reports

‘Bidenomics’ on Main Street: Lending to women-owned small businesses tops $5 billion, SBA reports

Thomas Barwick | DigitalVision | Getty Images It wasn’t too long ago that women who needed business capital didn’t struggle to access it — they simply couldn’t get it, at least not without a male relative to co-sign on a loan. There’s been considerable progress since 1988 when that law was changed, but the gender…

The next big post-affirmative action legal ruling to drop targets billions in small business contracts

The next big post-affirmative action legal ruling to drop targets billions in small business contracts

The Small Business Administration’s federal contracting program for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses wasn’t a direct target of the U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year to effectively end race-conscious admission programs at colleges and universities. But it helped buoy the legal attacks against the SBA program, and more changes could be on the way…

What to know as IRS kicks off withdrawal option for pandemic-era small business tax credit

What to know as IRS kicks off withdrawal option for pandemic-era small business tax credit

The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images More from Year-End Planning Here’s a look at more coverage on what to do finance-wise as the end of the year approaches: “This is a game-changer,” said Eric Hylton, national director of compliance for Alliantgroup, a firm that has been reviewing ERC claims for other tax professionals….

Striking Auto Workers Just Shut Down The Ram Pickup Plant

Striking Auto Workers Just Shut Down The Ram Pickup Plant

Workers went on strike Monday at the Michigan plant where Dodge parent company Stellantis produces its highly profitable Ram 1500 series pickup truck, according to the United Auto Workers union. The walkout at the Sterling Heights Assembly plant marks another significant escalation in the UAW’s concurrent strikes against the “Big Three” automakers, which includes Ford…

The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers

The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers

Writers, actors, nurses, auto workers, baristas, pharmacists, graduate students — ever since 2023’s “hot labor summer” began, it seems like workers all over the country have been walking off the job to demand more of their bosses. But are we really seeing a resurgence of the strike weapon? By several measures, yes, we are. More…

The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers

The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers

Writers, actors, nurses, auto workers, baristas, pharmacists, graduate students — ever since 2023’s “hot labor summer” began, it seems like workers all over the country have been walking off the job to demand more of their bosses. But are we really seeing a resurgence of the strike weapon? By several measures, yes, we are. More…

China Bans Exports Of A Key Material, Escalating Trade War With U.S.

China Bans Exports Of A Key Material, Escalating Trade War With U.S.

China has slapped export controls on graphite, a key mineral used to make steel and electric car batteries, ratcheting up a trade fight with the United States over the technologies needed to wean the world’s economy off planet-heating fossil fuels. The measures, announced Friday in a joint declaration from Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce and the…