#Workers at Apple’s Foxconn plant in China beaten by cops

#Workers at Apple’s Foxconn plant in China beaten by cops

“Workers at Apple’s Foxconn plant in China beaten by cops” Workers at the biggest factory for Apple’s iPhone in China were kicked and clubbed by cops as violent protests continued over a pay dispute, leading the company to issue a public apology. Foxconn, the most prominent contract assembler of smartphones and other electronics, offered higher…

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#Apple plant’s Shanghai workers revolt over lockdowns: report

#Apple plant’s Shanghai workers revolt over lockdowns: report

“Apple plant’s Shanghai workers revolt over lockdowns: report” Worker unrest is on the rise at the Shanghai factory of a major supplier for Apple gadgets, with protests at times turning violent in response to draconian “COVID zero” lockdowns. Workers at the Quanta Computer plant — which makes Apple’s MacBook laptops — have been under strict…

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#Apple workers in Shanghai riot over COVID restrictions

#Apple workers in Shanghai riot over COVID restrictions

“Apple workers in Shanghai riot over COVID restrictions” Factory workers at a Shanghai facility that makes Apple products rioted on Thursday, clashing with guards in hazmat suits and jumping across security barriers in an apparent mutiny against strict coronavirus restrictions, dramatic social media video shows. The news comes more than a month into a citywide…

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#Apple, Toyota and Volkswagen close factories

#Apple, Toyota and Volkswagen close factories

“Apple, Toyota and Volkswagen close factories” New coronavirus lockdowns in China are snarling production for everything from Apple iPhones to Toyota SUVs — and threatening to make already red-hot global inflation even worse.  Key Apple suppliers including Foxconn have been forced to shut down factories in Shenzhen, where iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are produced,…

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#GM, Ford halt some production as chip shortage worsens

#GM, Ford halt some production as chip shortage worsens

“#GM, Ford halt some production as chip shortage worsens” The global shortage of computer chips is getting worse, forcing automakers to temporarily close factories including those that build popular pickup trucks. General Motors announced Thursday that it would pause production at eight North American plants during the next two weeks, including two that make the…

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#Nabisco factory in New Jersey closing after 63 years

#Nabisco factory in New Jersey closing after 63 years

“#Nabisco factory in New Jersey closing after 63 years” Friday was the last day for residents of a New Jersey town to smell the sweet aroma of freshly baked Oreo cookies as the community’s Nabisco plant shut down after 63 years in operation. Parent company Mondelez International confirmed it was the last day of production…

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#Union sets sights on Tesla’s German factory

#Union sets sights on Tesla’s German factory

“#Union sets sights on Tesla’s German factory” Germany’s largest and most powerful union IG Metall has set its sights firmly on setting up a works council at Tesla’s factory near Berlin, which is scheduled to open later this year, its head Joerg Hofmann said. The US electric-car maker is hiring for the site in Gruenheide, whose…

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#Machine catches fire at Tesla factory in California

#Machine catches fire at Tesla factory in California

“#Machine catches fire at Tesla factory in California” A machine caught fire at the northern California factory where Tesla makes the bulk of its cars, according to local officials. The flames broke out Thursday afternoon in a part of the Fremont plant that’s currently under construction, the Fremont Fire Department said. Firefighters who responded to…

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