Nissan lays off 381, down from 700 originally projected
Nissan Motor Co. says fewer contract workers than previously announced were laid off from its Mississippi plant.
Nissan to cut up to 700 contract workers in Mississippi
Nissan Motor Co. announced Thursday that it’s cutting up to 700 contract workers at its Mississippi assembly plant, citing slowing sales for vans and Titan pickup trucks that it makes there.
UAW defiant in Nissan loss as union opponents celebrate
Supporters of the United Auto Workers say they’re not giving up their fight to unionize a Nissan auto assembly plant in Mississippi after a stinging defeat, even as UAW opponents say Friday’s loss proves workers don’t want the union.
Voting on Nissan union representation ends today
Workers at a Nissan auto assembly plant in Mississippi are voting on whether they want the United Auto Workers union to bargain for them.
Nissan workers in Mississippi begin voting on union
It’s now up to workers at Nissan’s Mississippi assembly plant to decide if they will be represented by the United Auto Workers union.
Slimantics: Nissan Canton vote has implications for entire state
Today and tomorrow, workers at the Nissan plant in Canton will vote on whether to unionize, but the implications of that vote go far beyond Canton and the roughly 4,000 workers who will make that decision.
As Mississippi union vote nears, labor board says Nissan broke law
With a union election scheduled this week, the National Labor Relations Board is newly charging that Nissan Motor Co. violated workers’ rights at its Mississippi plant by engaging in anti-union activity.
Bryant: Nissan workers should reject union
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that employees at the Nissan Motor Co. plant in Mississippi should reject unionization because he believes labor unions have hurt the automotive industry in Detroit and other places.
Business group leader: Pro-union vote could hurt Miss.
Mississippi could have a harder time attracting jobs if Nissan workers vote to join a union, the head of the state Chamber of Commerce said Thursday.
Auto parts supplier to Nissan to invest $16M, add 100 jobs
A supplier to Nissan Motor Co. will add nearly 100 jobs in Mississippi, bringing its total employment in the area to about 600.
Analysis: Civil rights, outsiders, France influence UAW vote
Only days old, the union election campaign at Nissan Motor Co.’s Canton plant is already heating up.
Union files for vote by workers at Mississippi Nissan plant
The United Auto Workers filed petitions Monday to force a unionization election at a Nissan plant in Mississippi after a yearslong campaign to build support in a region typically unwelcoming to organized labor.
Nissan faces more labor law charges at Mississippi plant
Federal labor regulators have added to charges to a complaint that Nissan Motor Co. and a contract worker agency at Nissan’s Mississippi plant have violated workers’ rights.
Nissan accused of wrongly blocking union activity at plant
The United Auto Workers union charges that Nissan Motor Co. broke federal labor law less than two days before a Mississippi rally where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to speak in favor of unionization.
Nissan faces safety fine in Miss. as union rally looms
A workplace safety agency wants to fine Nissan Motor Co. $21,000, saying its Mississippi plant didn’t correctly train a maintenance worker who lost three fingers in July.
Bernie Sanders coming to Miss. for march against Nissan
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and actor Danny Glover are coming to Mississippi to help bring attention to what organizers call poor working conditions at Nissan’s manufacturing plant in Canton.
Nissan recalls nearly 4 million cars with air bag problems
Nearly 4 million Nissan cars are being recalled due to major safety problems where passenger air bags or seat belts could fail in a crash, leading to serious injuries or fatalities.
Nissan charged with violating labor laws at Miss. unit
The National Labor Relations Board is charging Nissan Motor Co. and a contract worker agency with violating workers’ rights at the company’s Mississippi plant.
Nissan gives $500,000 to Miss. history museums
Nissan Motor Co. is donating $500,000 to help fund exhibits and a dining area at two Mississippi history museums being built in downtown Jackson.
Nissan pledges further expansion of Miss. plant
Nissan Motor Co. says it wants to produce 507,000 vehicles a year at its Mississippi plant by 2017.