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

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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UAW strike exposes tensions between Biden’s goals of tackling climate change and supporting unions
1 year, 3 months ago

UAW strike exposes tensions between Biden’s goals of tackling climate change and supporting unions

LA Times  

President Biden speaks about the auto workers strike from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Friday. Electric vehicles may be inevitable, she said, but changes need to be made “so everybody can feel secure about their jobs, their homes and everything else.” Biden on Friday acknowledged the tension in remarks from the White House, saying the transition to …

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