Category Archives: Business News – ABC Audio
Some small businesses caught in culture wars face financial woes, employee fears: 'Never been as bad'
Marko Geber/Getty Images(DALLAS) -- When Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a war on "woke" earlier this year with a proposal that would require booksellers to rate texts before selling them t...
Sep 15, 2023
Ohio EV battery plant workers fight for better rights, pay
Nitat Termmee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Lordstown, Ohio, has been a crucial and valued site in the automotive industry, and now it is at the crossroads of what could be a major labor movement. The 25-...
Sep 15, 2023
Bud Light set to lose shelf space at major retailers, intensifying boycott woes
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A boycott against Bud Light has hammered sales for months, dethroning the brand as the nation's most popular beer and demonstrating the longevity of an anti-...
Sep 15, 2023
UAW launches strike against Big 3 automakers
MATTHEW HATCHER/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A union representing nearly 150,000 autoworkers launched a strike early Friday morning against the Big 3 U.S. automakers -- General Motors, Ford and Stellant...
Sep 15, 2023
Strike against automakers could slow US economy, trigger job losses
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(DETROIT) -- A potential strike at the Big 3 U.S. automakers -- General Motors, Ford and Stellantis – would threaten the livelihood of up to 143,000 workers and the bot...
Sep 14, 2023
MGM reeling from cyber 'chaos' 5 days after attack as Caesars Entertainment says it was hacked too
Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Five days after a cyberattack crippled operations of MGM Resorts International, including its signature Las Vegas properties the Bellagio and the MGM Grand, the com...
Sep 14, 2023
Ford CEO 'very optimistic' about reaching agreement with auto workers' union as strike looms
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- About 146,000 auto workers are prepared to strike this week if their demands are not met by their employers – Big Three automakers General Motors, Ford and Stellantis....
Sep 13, 2023
Auto union president says they may strike all three automakers 'at once' as deadline nears
ABC News(DETROIT) -- As the strike deadline set by the United Auto Workers union approaches, the union's president said that, for the first time in history, they are prepared to strike all three ...
Sep 13, 2023
Inflation ticked up for 2nd consecutive month in August
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Consumer prices rose 3.7% in August compared to a year ago, marking the second consecutive month of increased inflation and suggesting a bumpy path in the e...
Sep 13, 2023
How technologies are helping shape surge of worker strikes in US
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A surge of work stoppages this year involving hundreds of thousands of employees has drawn attention to bold demands over wage increases and benefits as u...
Sep 13, 2023
