Auto workers stop expanding strikes against Detroit Three after GM makes battery plant concession
1 year, 2 months ago

Auto workers stop expanding strikes against Detroit Three after GM makes battery plant concession

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union said Friday it will not expand its strikes against Detroit’s three automakers after General Motors made a breakthrough concession on unionizing electric vehicle battery plants. The announcement of the pause in adding factories to the strikes came minutes after GM agreed to bring workers at battery factories into the UAW’s national contract, essentially assuring they will represented by the union. Friday’s change means the four U.S. GM battery plants would now be covered under the union’s master agreement and GM would bargain with the union’ “which I think is a monumental development,” said Marick Masters, a business professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. The automakers have resisted bringing battery plants into the national UAW contracts, contending the union can’t represent workers who haven’t been hired yet.

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Workers at Kentucky electric vehicle battery production complex start drive to unionize
1 month ago

Workers at Kentucky electric vehicle battery production complex start drive to unionize

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Workers hired for a sprawling electric vehicle battery production complex in Kentucky have launched a campaign to join the United Auto Workers as the union tries to expand its foothold in the South and among battery factories, the UAW said Wednesday. In a statement on its website, the union said it believes companies like Blue Oval SK …

Auto workers threaten to strike again at Ford’s huge Kentucky truck plant in local contract dispute
10 months, 1 week ago

Auto workers threaten to strike again at Ford’s huge Kentucky truck plant in local contract dispute

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union is threatening to go on strike next week at Ford Motor Co.'s largest and most profitable factory in a dispute over local contract language. The union said Friday that nearly 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville will strike on Feb. 23 if the local contract dispute is not resolved. The …

Tesla is raising factory worker pay as auto union tries to organize its electric vehicle plants
11 months, 1 week ago

Tesla is raising factory worker pay as auto union tries to organize its electric vehicle plants

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year, a move that comes as the United Auto Workers union tries to organize the electric vehicle maker’s U.S. plants. The UAW said Thursday that Tesla workers have told the union about company statements on the raises, which did not give details about the size of …

For Labor Unions, 2023 Was the Year of the Strike—and Big Victories
1 year ago

For Labor Unions, 2023 Was the Year of the Strike—and Big Victories

Live Mint  

2023 was a remarkable year for the U.S. labor movement. According to Cornell ILR’s Labor Action Tracker, as of Oct. 31, there were 354 strikes in 2023 involving roughly 492,000 workers—nearly eight times the number of workers involved in strikes for the same period in 2021 and nearly four times the number for the same period 2022. Issues such as …

UAW will try to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit
1 year ago

UAW will try to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Less than two weeks after ratifying new contracts with Detroit automakers, the United Auto Workers union announced plans Wednesday to try to simultaneously organize workers at more than a dozen nonunion auto factories. The UAW says the drive will cover nearly 150,000 workers at factories largely in the South, where the union has had little success in recruiting …

UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers
1 year, 1 month ago

UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers

The Independent  

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Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes
1 year, 1 month ago

Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

The Independent  

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Union workers at Stellantis move closer to approving contract that would end lengthy labor dispute
1 year, 1 month ago

Union workers at Stellantis move closer to approving contract that would end lengthy labor dispute

The Independent  

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New vehicles from Detroit’s automakers are planned in contracts that ended UAW strikes
1 year, 1 month ago

New vehicles from Detroit’s automakers are planned in contracts that ended UAW strikes

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Stellantis plans to build a new midsize pickup truck, along with battery-run versions of six Jeep, Ram and Dodge vehicles. General Motors plans to build at least six new electric vehicles, including a full-size SUV. The UAW’s success in gaining commitments from the companies to build new electric vehicles at several factories represented a particular achievement. Ford, according …

General Motors Reaches Tentative Agreement With UAW, Potentially Ending 6-Week Strike
1 year, 1 month ago

General Motors Reaches Tentative Agreement With UAW, Potentially Ending 6-Week Strike

Huff Post  

DETROIT — General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a six-week-old strike against Detroit automakers, a person briefed on the deal said Monday. The UAW reached tentative agreement last week with Ford and it wasted no time in hitting GM where it hurts financially, Nearly 4,000 unionized workers on Saturday …

UAW reaches deal with General Motors that ends strikes against Detroit automakers pending votes
1 year, 1 month ago

UAW reaches deal with General Motors that ends strikes against Detroit automakers pending votes

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers announced Monday that it reached a tentative deal with General Motors, capping a whirlwind few days in which GM, Ford and Stellantis agreed to generous terms that would end the union’s six weeks of targeted strikes, pending approval of the rank and file. “The companies are trying to figure out how to transition to …

What the pending UAW-Big 3 deals mean for workers, Biden and the economy
1 year, 1 month ago

What the pending UAW-Big 3 deals mean for workers, Biden and the economy

Politico  

It would also end a perilous chapter for President Joe Biden, a champion of the EV transition who has leaned on organized labor as a key political ally — but who risked seeing the economy take a substantial hit from a prolonged walkout. Though the final product would fall short of some of the the union’s most ambitious initial demands …

UAW reaches tentative agreement with US automaker that could end strike
1 year, 1 month ago

UAW reaches tentative agreement with US automaker that could end strike

Al Jazeera  

The union has used an innovative approach to step up pressure on large companies and win substantial wage gains. The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative agreement with the US automaker General Motors, according to several reports in US media, marking the possible end of a weekslong strike in which workers have pushed for higher wages. The deal, …

GM reaches tentative agreement with UAW to end 6-week strike
1 year, 1 month ago

GM reaches tentative agreement with UAW to end 6-week strike

LA Times  

General Motors reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers union, bringing an end to a 6-week-old strike that had upended U.S. automobile production and cost the industry billions of dollars. Business Ford and UAW reach tentative deal to end autoworker strike The provisional deal between striking United Auto Workers and Ford includes a 25% hourly wage hike and …

UAW escalates strike against lone holdout GM after landing tentative pacts with Stellantis and Ford
1 year, 1 month ago

UAW escalates strike against lone holdout GM after landing tentative pacts with Stellantis and Ford

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis. The union wants to wrap negotiations with all three automakers so “Ford and Stellantis workers don’t vote down tentative agreements because they want to see what GM workers …

Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers
1 year, 1 month ago

Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the nearly 6-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers. Stellantis also said it’s committed to reaching a deal “that gets everyone back to work as soon as possible.” Browning said temporary workers will get more in wage …

UAW reportedly near tentative deal with Ford that could end strike
1 year, 1 month ago

UAW reportedly near tentative deal with Ford that could end strike

LA Times  

Pickets walk near one of the gates during the ongoing United Auto Workers strike at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Wednesday in Toledo, Ohio. The United Auto Workers appears close to a tentative contract agreement with Ford that would be crucial to ending the union’s 6-week-old strikes against the three major Detroit automakers, according to people with knowledge of …

Automakers fear long-lasting consequence of UAW strike, shares of General Motors, Stellantis fall
1 year, 1 month ago

Automakers fear long-lasting consequence of UAW strike, shares of General Motors, Stellantis fall

Live Mint  

The automakers fear long-lasting consequence of the ongoing United Auto Workers’ strike, as the union on Tuesday expanded their strike at General Motors’ SUV factory in Arlington, Texas. Shares of General Motors dipped 0.4% after it withdrew its 2023 profit outlook, blaming the rising costs of UAW’s strikes. More than 45,000 UAW union members working at the Detroit’s Big Three …

UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers’ cash cows
1 year, 1 month ago

UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers’ cash cows

Associated Press  

DETROIT — First it was Ford, then Stellantis, and now a General Motors factory has been added to the growing list of highly profitable plants where the United Auto Workers union is on strike. “It’s time GM workers, and the whole working class, get their fair share,” Fain said. “It’s time for the public rhetoric to stop.” On the picket …

Autoworkers add key Stellantis pickup truck plant to strikes, shutting down big profit center
1 year, 2 months ago

Autoworkers add key Stellantis pickup truck plant to strikes, shutting down big profit center

The Independent  

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Autoworkers strike at Stellantis plant shutting down big profit center, 41,000 workers now picketing
1 year, 2 months ago

Autoworkers strike at Stellantis plant shutting down big profit center, 41,000 workers now picketing

Associated Press  

The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis. The newest strike action comes just three days after union President Shawn Fain reported progress in talks with General Motors and Stellantis but said the companies will have to make better offers. “Instead …

Thousands more UAW members walk out at Stellantis
1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands more UAW members walk out at Stellantis

Politico  

The new walkout brings the total number of striking workers to more than 40,000 and continues the UAW’s strategy of ramping up pressure on the automakers by keeping the companies guessing where the next work stoppage might be as they negotiate a new contract with the union. The news comes nearly two weeks after the union’s last strike expansion, when …

US auto workers’ union boss says strikes will continue in bid for better offers from companies
1 year, 2 months ago

US auto workers’ union boss says strikes will continue in bid for better offers from companies

Associated Press  

DETROIT — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers have increased their wage and benefit offers, he believes the union can gain more if it holds out longer in contract talks. In the past 24 hours, Fain said, Stellantis and GM have made wage offers that matched Ford’s 23% over the life of a four …

Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company’s future is at stake
1 year, 2 months ago

Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company’s future is at stake

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford on Monday called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future. In a rare speech coming during contract talks in the company’s hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, Ford said high labor costs could limit spending on …

UAW breaks pattern of adding factories to strikes on Fridays, says more plants could come any time
1 year, 2 months ago

UAW breaks pattern of adding factories to strikes on Fridays, says more plants could come any time

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union isn’t adding any factories to those that are now on strike, but its president says more walkouts could begin at any moment. “I found a pathetic irony in that statement,” Fain said, adding that it’s workers who have reached their limits by not getting raises for a decade and giving up what he …

UAW promises more pain for Big Three: ‘We’re not messing around’
1 year, 2 months ago

UAW promises more pain for Big Three: ‘We’re not messing around’

Politico  

The companies had become too accustomed to making offers at the last minute, he said. “It does feel like we’re entering maybe a new phase,” Mike Wall, executive director of economic analysis at S&P Global Mobility said Thursday. “We are a Ford town, and we are a union town,” he said, adding: “I know this is hard for our community.” …

Ford says it’s at the limit on how much it can spend to get new contract with striking autoworkers
1 year, 2 months ago

Ford says it’s at the limit on how much it can spend to get new contract with striking autoworkers

Associated Press  

DETROIT — A top Ford executive says the company has reached the limit of how much money it will spend to get a contract agreement with the striking United Auto Workers union. “Ford hasn’t gotten the message” to bargain for a fair contract, Fain said in announcing the walkout by 8,700 workers at the company’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. …

Autoworkers escalate strike, walking out at Ford’s largest factory and threatening Stellantis
1 year, 2 months ago

Autoworkers escalate strike, walking out at Ford’s largest factory and threatening Stellantis

LA Times  

United Auto Workers Local 862 members strike outside of Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday. The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit’s Big Three automakers, shutting down Ford’s largest factory and threatening Jeep maker Stellantis. Fain said in a statement that the union has waited long enough “but Ford hasn’t gotten the message” …

Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville
1 year, 2 months ago

Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union has waited long enough “but Ford hasn’t gotten the message” to bargain for a fair contract. In a statement, Ford called …

UAW expands strike to Ford’s most lucrative plant
1 year, 2 months ago

UAW expands strike to Ford’s most lucrative plant

Politico  

But Fain now appears to think differently. A Ford official told reporters that the union requested a meeting Wednesday — which ended up lasting mere minutes — and Fain expressed dissatisfaction with the company’s proposals, leading to the strike. The Kentucky Truck Plant, located in Louisville, is Ford’s largest plant and one of the largest auto factories in the world, …

Autoworkers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at a Ford Kentucky plant
1 year, 2 months ago

Autoworkers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at a Ford Kentucky plant

NPR  

Autoworkers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at a Ford Kentucky plant Enlarge this image toggle caption Jonathan Aguilar/AP Jonathan Aguilar/AP DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford's Kentucky truck plant. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the …

Canadian auto workers, GM reach tentative contract agreement, ending strike that began at midnight
1 year, 2 months ago

Canadian auto workers, GM reach tentative contract agreement, ending strike that began at midnight

Associated Press  

TORONTO — General Motors and the union representing Canadian auto workers reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday, ending a strike that began just after midnight. She says the deal includes “all items that the company had initially fought us on such as pensions, retiree income supports and converting full-time temporary workers into permanent employees over the life of the agreement.” …

The auto workers’ strike enters its 4th week. The union president urges members to keep up the fight
1 year, 2 months ago

The auto workers’ strike enters its 4th week. The union president urges members to keep up the fight

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The president of the United Auto Workers and other labor leaders headlined a rally Saturday in Chicago to maintain union members’ support for a strike against Detroit automakers that is now in its fourth week. UAW President Shawn Fain, using language that has become familiar over the past month, portrayed the strike a pivotal moment for organized labor …

GM agrees to include battery factory workers in UAW contract, strike expansion pauses
1 year, 2 months ago

GM agrees to include battery factory workers in UAW contract, strike expansion pauses

Hindustan Times  

The United Auto Workers union said Friday it will not expand its strikes against Detroit's three automakers after General Motors made a breakthrough concession on unionizing electric vehicle battery plants. The announcement of the pause in adding factories to the strikes came minutes after GM agreed to bring workers at battery factories into the UAW's national contract, essentially assuring they …

Autoworkers pause expansion of strikes against Detroit Three after GM makes battery plant concession
1 year, 2 months ago

Autoworkers pause expansion of strikes against Detroit Three after GM makes battery plant concession

LA Times  

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, shown in a photo last week, on Friday said that no plants would be added to the strikes after a concession from GM to bring electric vehicle battery plants into the union’s national contract. The United Auto Workers union said Friday that it will not expand its strikes against Detroit’s three automakers after General …

US auto workers halt strike expansion after concessions on EV battery plant
1 year, 2 months ago

US auto workers halt strike expansion after concessions on EV battery plant

Al Jazeera  

The United Auto Workers union has said that it will not further expand its strike after winning a major breakthrough, bringing electric vehicle battery plants into the union’s national contract. In a video appearance on Friday, UAW President Shawn Fain said that the decision would change the future of the union and the auto industry, and that further strike expansions …

Striking auto workers and Detroit companies appear to make progress in contract talks
1 year, 2 months ago

Striking auto workers and Detroit companies appear to make progress in contract talks

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Meaningful progress has been made in negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three auto companies, according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks. It wasn’t clear exactly what Fain will announce as part of the union’s strategy of targeted strikes against the companies, with automakers perceived as making progress in the talks …

US Auto Strike Against ‘Big Three’ Grows in Size as 7,000 Workers Head to Picket Lines
1 year, 2 months ago

US Auto Strike Against ‘Big Three’ Grows in Size as 7,000 Workers Head to Picket Lines

News 18  

Another 7,000 members of the biggest US automobile workers’ union on Friday joined its already major strike against the country’s “Big Three” Detroit car manufacturers. Stellantis said in a statement it has been “intensely working with the UAW to find solutions to the issues that are of most concern to our employees while ensuring the company can remain competitive.” “We …

United Auto Workers strikes spread as 7,000 more workers at two plants join the picket line
1 year, 2 months ago

United Auto Workers strikes spread as 7,000 more workers at two plants join the picket line

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union expanded strikes against Detroit automakers Friday, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan to put more pressure on the companies to improve their offers. Union President Shawn Fain told workers in a video appearance that the strikes were escalated because Ford and GM refused “to make meaningful …

US autoworkers expanding strike at Ford, General Motors
1 year, 2 months ago

US autoworkers expanding strike at Ford, General Motors

Al Jazeera  

Union leader says 7,000 more workers will join strike as talks with US auto giants fail to make ‘meaningful progress’. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said in a video appearance on Friday that negotiations have not broken down but Ford and General Motors “have refused to make meaningful progress”. The strike will expand to Ford’s Chicago assembly plant and …

UAW once again expands its historic strike, hitting two of the Big 3 automakers
1 year, 2 months ago

UAW once again expands its historic strike, hitting two of the Big 3 automakers

NPR  

UAW once again expands its historic strike, hitting two of the Big 3 automakers Enlarge this image toggle caption Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Bill Pugliano/Getty Images The United Auto Workers expanded its historic strike against General Motors and Ford by adding two additional assembly plants, ramping up pressure on the companies to come to a new contract deal. The plants employ …

Autoworkers say strike will spread to 7,000 more workers in Chicago, Lansing
1 year, 2 months ago

Autoworkers say strike will spread to 7,000 more workers in Chicago, Lansing

LA Times  

United Auto Workers union members strike for improved compensation outside the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Thursday in Ohio. The United Auto Workers union says its two-week strike against Detroit automakers will spread to 7,000 more workers at a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing, Mich. Union President Shawn Fain told workers on a …

Auto workers union to announce plans on Friday to expand strike in contract dispute with companies
1 year, 2 months ago

Auto workers union to announce plans on Friday to expand strike in contract dispute with companies

The Independent  

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Auto workers union to announce plans on Friday to expand strike in contract dispute with companies
1 year, 2 months ago

Auto workers union to announce plans on Friday to expand strike in contract dispute with companies

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union says it will announce on Friday how it plans to expand its strike against Detroit’s three automakers. Fain said Tuesday that negotiations were moving slowly and the union would add facilities to the strike to turn up the pressure on the automakers. Currently only about 12% of the union’s 146,000 workers at the …

Auto workers still have room to expand their strike against car makers. But they also face risks
1 year, 3 months ago

Auto workers still have room to expand their strike against car makers. But they also face risks

Associated Press  

Even after escalating its strike against Detroit automakers on Friday, the United Auto Workers union still has plenty of leverage in its effort to force the companies to agree to significant increases in pay and benefits. The UAW could, if it chose to, vastly expand the number of workers who could strike assembly plants and parts facilities of General Motors, …

The UAW strike is growing, again. What to know as 7,000 more auto workers join the union’s walkouts
1 year, 3 months ago

The UAW strike is growing, again. What to know as 7,000 more auto workers join the union’s walkouts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The United Auto Workers strike against Detroit automakers has spread to dozens of facilites nationwide. The UAW’s targeted strikes against General Motors, Stellantis and Ford began at select plants after the union’s contract with the companies expired two weeks ago. Tensions also rose following Friday’s announcement, with GM’s manufacturing chief, for example, saying the union was calling …

Autoworkers Strike Expands At GM And Stellantis
1 year, 3 months ago

Autoworkers Strike Expands At GM And Stellantis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The president of the United Auto Workers union called on members to strike at dozens of facilities run by General Motors and Jeep parent company Stellantis on Friday, as the unprecedented work stoppage moved into its second week. Given what he considered those companies’ hard line at the bargaining table, the union leader said workers would walk …

Auto workers expand their strike to 38 locations in 20 states. Biden plans visit to show support
1 year, 3 months ago

Auto workers expand their strike to 38 locations in 20 states. Biden plans visit to show support

Associated Press  

The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against major carmakers Friday, walking out of all 38 parts-distribution centers operated by General Motors and Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis in 20 states but sparing Ford from further shutdowns. President Joe Biden said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he will visit Michigan on Tuesday “to join the picket line …

Autoworkers’ strikes spread to 38 locations in 20 states, targeting Stellantis and GM
1 year, 3 months ago

Autoworkers’ strikes spread to 38 locations in 20 states, targeting Stellantis and GM

LA Times  

The United Auto Workers union expanded its strikes against major carmakers Friday, walking out of 38 parts-distribution centers operated by General Motors and Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis in 20 states. President Biden said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he will visit Michigan on Tuesday “to join the picket line and stand in solidarity with the men and …

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