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Electric Vehicles Could Make Or Break Michigan For Joe Biden
10 months ago

Electric Vehicles Could Make Or Break Michigan For Joe Biden

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden speaks at the Community Building Complex of Boone County in Belvidere, Illinois, to herald the United Auto Workers contract agreement with Stellantis on Nov. 9, 2023. A substantial showing for “uncommitted” would raise the possibility that Biden is losing ground among two key groups, young progressives and Michigan’s substantial Arab-American population. “It’s going to impact everyone up …

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UAW formally claims contract wins at Big Three
1 year, 1 month ago

UAW formally claims contract wins at Big Three

Politico  

POLITICO reported last week that UAW members at all three automakers were on track to approve their deals. Background The UAW employed new tactics, applying pressure on all three companies simultaneously — as opposed to singling out one first and using the resulting tentative agreement as a template at the others — and strategically going on strike at individual plants …

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Biden says workers need ‘a fair shot’ as he celebrates the labor deal saving an Illinois auto plant
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden says workers need ‘a fair shot’ as he celebrates the labor deal saving an Illinois auto plant

Associated Press  

BELVIDERE, Ill. — President Joe Biden put on a red United Auto Workers shirt on Thursday as he celebrated a labor deal that will reopen the Stellantis plant in Belvidere, Illinois, treating the factory’s salvation as a vindication of his decision to stand with striking union members as they demanded higher wages. “American workers are ready to work harder than …

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Stellantis CEO dangles a potential factory relaunch as autoworkers say a strike is possible
1 year, 4 months ago

Stellantis CEO dangles a potential factory relaunch as autoworkers say a strike is possible

Associated Press  

MILAN — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares on Wednesday dangled a potential relaunch of a shuttered Illinois factory if it can be made more competitive as the United Auto Workers Union says a strike is possible. Tavares told reporters during an earnings conference call that the Belvidere factory, which was shut down indefinitely in the spring, could get a new production …

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Stellantis idles Illinois plant, takes step toward closure
1 year, 9 months ago

Stellantis idles Illinois plant, takes step toward closure

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Stellantis is moving closer to closing its factory in Belvidere, Illinois, as it prepares for the costly transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles. Belvidere’s future is likely to be a lightning-rod issue in national contract talks coming up this summer with the United Auto Workers union, one that could bring a painful strike. “This economic dislocation is …

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Deere workers approve 3rd contract offer, will end strike
3 years, 1 month ago

Deere workers approve 3rd contract offer, will end strike

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Deere & Co. workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10% raises immediately and end a monthlong strike for more than 10,000 employees. Deere CEO John C. May said he is pleased that workers will be back on the job “building and supporting the industry-leading products which make our customers more profitable and sustainable.” In addition …

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UAW member hit, killed by car near John Deere picket line
3 years, 1 month ago

UAW member hit, killed by car near John Deere picket line

Associated Press  

MILAN, Ill. — A vehicle struck and killed a United Auto Workers member Wednesday as he was walking to a picket line to join striking workers outside a John Deere distribution plant in northwest Illinois, the union and police said. The man, identified as 56-year-old Richard Rich, was struck at about 6 a.m. CDT at an intersection near a road …

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