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Fiat, Jeep brand owner Stellantis cancels planned layoffs after sudden exit of CEO

Stellantis has announced it will reverse plans to lay off approximately 1,100 workers at its Ohio Jeep plant, just weeks after the sudden resignation of Chief Executive Officer Carlos Tavares. The decision to reverse the layoffs comes after the company announced a shift reduction at its Toledo South Assembly Plant, which manufactures the Jeep Gladiator. Despite this setback, Stellantis has …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares steps down as carmaker continues struggle with slumping sales

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is stepping down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citroën and Ram, amid an ongoing struggle with slumping sales. Stellantis noted Sunday that the process of finding a new, permanent CEO is “well under way.” In the meantime, the company says a …

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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 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'We are unafraid': In face of Trump win, champions of working class vow epic fight

Raw Story

The results of last week's U.S. elections were cataclysmic for the Democratic Party, which lost control of the White House and Senate as the Republicans gained a trifecta, but economic justice advocates on Wednesday said that for many working people, the fight for a better standard of living and a political system that places people over Wall Street profits remains …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Strike at Boeing was part of a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

UAW president calls for working class unity against billionaire 'lap dog' Donald Trump

Raw Story

United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain late Tuesday called for working class unity against Republican nominee Donald Trump in the final stretch of the 2024 race, warning that the former president would serve the interests of his own class and embolden the nation's executives to intensify their decades-long war on the labor movement. Fain said that the United States is …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

NPR

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR As November 5 draws closer, labor unions are blanketing swing states with tens of thousands of canvassers, deploying far more resources than in past elections in a bid to get the labor-friendly ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz elected. toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR …

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2 months, 1 week ago

'Job-killer-in-chief': Union boss slams Trump ahead of Michigan visit

Raw Story

The head of the largest U.S. autoworkers union on Thursday highlighted the yawning chasm between former President Donald Trump's campaign promises to protect the country's auto industry and the 2024 Republican nominee's White House record—which includes hundreds of thousands of lost manufacturing jobs. Speaking on a call hosted by the campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, United …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Harris, Walz start hitting Trump on manufacturing in bid for working class voters

Politico

It’s the latest in an escalating series of attacks both Walz and Harris have been making on Trump’s manufacturing record — a centerpiece of the Republican’s campaign. “And now he says we should just let China dominate the auto industry.” Last weekend, the campaign dispatched populist Sen. Bernie Sanders and United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, whose union has endorsed …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Trump will be worse': Sanders has a message for 'uncommitted' voters concerned about Gaza

Raw Story

In November’s presidential election, where the results will likely come down to a few thousand votes in battleground states like Michigan, Bernie Sanders told the Michigan Advance on Saturday that the 2023 United Auto Workers strike has played a key role in mobilizing voters. Sanders, who stood in Detroit alongside union leaders on day one of the UAW’s historic six-week …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

UAW slams Trump-Vance as 'menace to the working class'

Raw Story

The United Auto Workers this week reiterated its warning that the Republican presidential ticket of Donald Trump and JD Vance is a threat to working-class Americans in response to a refusal by Vance to commit to honoring a $500 million federal grant for an electric vehicle plant in Michigan. "Now, Trump and JD Vance are invading Michigan and threatening the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

A year after the strike is the UAW still winning? : Consider This from NPR

NPR

A year after the strike is the UAW still winning? Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Rice/Getty Images Sarah Rice/Getty Images A year ago at this time, members of the United Auto Workers Union were feeling powerful and optimistic. The group's new President Shawn Fain had called a historic strike. It ultimately brought Ford, GM and Stellantis much closer to …

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3 months, 1 week ago

After historic union vote, Chattanooga VW workers rally for 'record contract'

Raw Story

Following their historic vote to join the United Auto Workers in April, workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee held a rally on Sunday as they prepare to head into their first round of negotiations with the company next week. "That's billions of dollars that have been robbed from the workers who generated those profits," Fain said. "You're the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

A year after UAW strike, autoworkers still worry about their future

NPR

A year after UAW strike, autoworkers still worry about their future A year ago today, Big 3 autoworkers walked off the job to fight for better wages and benefits. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: It was on today's date in 2023 that thousands of autoworkers in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio walked off the job. RASCOE: That was the start of a six-week …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Union autoworkers won big after striking. A year later, some face an uncertain future

NPR

Union autoworkers won big after striking. A year later, some face an uncertain future toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images North America TOLEDO, Ohio — For months last year, United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain had warned the Big 3 automakers that September 14 was not a suggestion, but a deadline. toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR Weaker car sales have dampened contract …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Stellantis to invest $406 million at 3 factories, a step toward meeting commitments in UAW contract

Associated Press

DETROIT — Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis will spend $406 million retooling three Michigan factories so they can build electric vehicles or battery parts to support a strategy of making vehicles powered by both gasoline and batteries. With its investment announcement Wednesday, the company is taking a step toward meeting some commitments that it agreed to in a new contract …

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4 months, 1 week ago

UAW files federal labor complaint against Trump campaign over Elon Musk interview

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

UAW files federal labor charges against Elon Musk and Donald Trump over strike-breaking comments

Salon

The United Auto Workers announced Tuesday that the union has filed federal labor charges against Donald Trump and X CEO Elon Musk, citing their pubic conversation Monday in which the former president argued that striking employees should be fired. “Donald Trump will always side against workers standing up for themselves, and he will always side with billionaires like Elon Musk, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

'One answer to the threat we face': UAW says it knows how to defeat Trump

Raw Story

"There is only one answer to the threat we face as a nation. "In the wealthiest country in the world, working class people shouldn't have to scrape to get by, paycheck to paycheck," Fain says before championing the UAW's historic strike last year in which the union's members stood up to the Big Three automakers—and won historic contracts. "The dream …

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4 months, 1 week ago

'Always going to be a scab': Union chief blasts Trump

Raw Story

Vice President Kamala Harris told attendees at a rally in Detroit Wednesday where she stands in the upcoming election: with the middle class and on the picket line. The UAW’s endorsement carries weight in the Midwest where Harris is seeking votes, and there’s been a host of social media posts in support of Walz’s “Midwestern dad” energy. Walz is the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

By picking Tim Walz as running mate, Harris shows how she aims to win

LA Times

On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. And less than a week ago, UAW President Shawn Fain voiced concerns about two names that were circulating as possible running mates for Harris: Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona because of his lukewarm support of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and Gov. Under normal circumstances, perhaps …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

UAW leader says Trump would send the labor movement into reverse if he’s elected again

Associated Press

DETROIT — Putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket increases the Democrats’ chance of winning Michigan and keeping the White House in November, the head of the United Auto Workers union says. In an interview Friday with The Associated Press, Shawn Fain said former President Donald Trump is beholden to billionaires, knows nothing about the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

UAW endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states

Associated Press

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, giving her union firepower for the likely contest this November against Republican Donald Trump. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union’s “job” in this year’s election was to defeat Trump. The UAW endorsed Biden’s reelection bid in January, just a few …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

With a few holdouts, Kamala Harris rides Biden wave to pick up union support

The Independent

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Fiat, Jeep brand owner Stellantis cancels planned layoffs after sudden exit of CEO

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares steps down as carmaker continues struggle with slumping sales

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

'We are unafraid': In face of Trump win, champions of working class vow epic fight

Strike at Boeing was part of a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places

UAW president calls for working class unity against billionaire 'lap dog' Donald Trump

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

'Job-killer-in-chief': Union boss slams Trump ahead of Michigan visit

Harris, Walz start hitting Trump on manufacturing in bid for working class voters

'Trump will be worse': Sanders has a message for 'uncommitted' voters concerned about Gaza

UAW slams Trump-Vance as 'menace to the working class'

A year after the strike is the UAW still winning? : Consider This from NPR

After historic union vote, Chattanooga VW workers rally for 'record contract'

A year after UAW strike, autoworkers still worry about their future

Union autoworkers won big after striking. A year later, some face an uncertain future

Stellantis to invest $406 million at 3 factories, a step toward meeting commitments in UAW contract

UAW files federal labor complaint against Trump campaign over Elon Musk interview

UAW files federal labor charges against Elon Musk and Donald Trump over strike-breaking comments

'One answer to the threat we face': UAW says it knows how to defeat Trump

'Always going to be a scab': Union chief blasts Trump

By picking Tim Walz as running mate, Harris shows how she aims to win

UAW leader says Trump would send the labor movement into reverse if he’s elected again

UAW endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states

With a few holdouts, Kamala Harris rides Biden wave to pick up union support