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United Auto Workers reaches deal with Daimler Truck, averting potential strike in North Carolina
7 months, 3 weeks ago

United Auto Workers reaches deal with Daimler Truck, averting potential strike in North Carolina

Associated Press  

The United Auto Workers union announced it reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck, averting a potential strike of more than 7,000 workers. It covers workers at various plants in North Carolina — where Daimler makes Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner and Western Star trucks — as well as distribution centers in Atlanta and Memphis, Tennessee. …

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Ford posts $523 million 4Q net loss on accounting charge for pensions but beats analyst estimates
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ford posts $523 million 4Q net loss on accounting charge for pensions but beats analyst estimates

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday reported that it swung to a net loss in the fourth quarter due to a large accounting charge on pension plans and the effects of a six-week strike at multiple factories by the United Auto Workers union. Ford said earlier that the strike cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits and cut …

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Political danger for Biden receding as second automaker has deal with UAW
1 year, 1 month ago

Political danger for Biden receding as second automaker has deal with UAW

Politico  

“Our union is again victorious; once again we’ve achieved what we were told just weeks ago was impossible,” Fain said in a video message. “We truly are saving the American dream.” Underlining GM’s outlier status, a local UAW chapter in Tennessee announced Saturday evening that it is joining the strike at GM’s Spring Hill Manufacturing facility, which employs nearly 4,000 …

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UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers’ cash cows
1 year, 2 months 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 …

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Business Highlights: UAW’s confrontational leader is in the spotlight; Chevron buys Hess for $53B
1 year, 2 months ago

Business Highlights: UAW’s confrontational leader is in the spotlight; Chevron buys Hess for $53B

Associated Press  

___ UAW’s confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far? WAYNE, Mich. — Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit’s automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the style of its pugnacious leader, Shawn Fain. ___ Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion, 2nd megadeal in the oil patch …

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Union targets Stellantis factory, signals Ford and GM to improve offers
1 year, 2 months ago

Union targets Stellantis factory, signals Ford and GM to improve offers

Hindustan Times  

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. By …

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UAW's confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far?
1 year, 2 months ago

UAW's confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far?

The Independent  

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UAW’s confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far?
1 year, 2 months ago

UAW’s confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far?

Associated Press  

WAYNE, Mich. — Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit’s automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the style of its pugnacious leader, Shawn Fain. “You never get everything you want.” Doc Killian, who works at Ford’s Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne near Detroit, said he thought it was insincere for Ford Executive Chairman Bill …

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UAW expands its auto strike once again, hitting a key plant for Ram pickup trucks
1 year, 2 months ago

UAW expands its auto strike once again, hitting a key plant for Ram pickup trucks

NPR  

UAW expands its auto strike once again, hitting a key plant for Ram pickup trucks Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain was adamant last week that the Big Three automakers can still offer more despite already putting record contracts on the table. "Stellantis has the worst proposal on the …

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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” …

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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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Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees
1 year, 2 months ago

Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees

Associated Press  

TOLEDO, Ohio — When Rhonda Naus got a job inspecting Jeep Wranglers fresh off the assembly line, her paycheck added up to roughly half of what her co-workers were making. I didn’t think I’d be at the bottom forever,” said Naus, who’s among thousands of striking United Auto Workers nationwide pushing for pay and benefit increases along with an end …

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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 …

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With unprecedented strike underway, autoworkers want to 'play hardball'
1 year, 3 months ago

With unprecedented strike underway, autoworkers want to 'play hardball'

NPR  

With unprecedented strike underway, autoworkers want to 'play hardball' Enlarge this image toggle caption Mathew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images Mathew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images Autoworkers' emotions — from excitement to fear and apprehension — are running high as their union, the United Auto Workers, rolls out an unprecedented strike against the Big Three automakers. Enlarge this image toggle caption Matthew …

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UAW poised for midnight strike at plants in Wayne, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and Wentzville, Missouri
1 year, 3 months ago

UAW poised for midnight strike at plants in Wayne, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and Wentzville, Missouri

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union says it will go on strike at three vehicle assembly plants as it presses Detroit companies to come up with better wage and benefit offers. In a statement late Thursday, Ford said the union responded to the company’s latest “historically generous” offer by showing little movement from its initial demands. On CNBC Thursday, …

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With strike looming, General Motors makes a wage offer, which auto union leader calls ‘insulting’
1 year, 3 months ago

With strike looming, General Motors makes a wage offer, which auto union leader calls ‘insulting’

Associated Press  

DETROIT — General Motors’ first wage-and-benefit offer to the United Auto Workers on Thursday fell far short of the union’s initial demands. Still, union President Shawn Fain called the offer “insulting.” He is threatening to strike against any automaker that hasn’t reached a tentative agreement by the time contracts expire at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 14. In a text message …

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UAW wins 25% raises for workers at Ohio EV battery plant
1 year, 4 months ago

UAW wins 25% raises for workers at Ohio EV battery plant

CNN  

New York CNN — The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative deal Thursday to raise wages 25% at Ultium Cells, a company that makes batteries for General Motors’ electric vehicles. Even with the raise, Ultium Cells’ workers will still earn far less than UAW members at unionized auto plants currently making up to $32.32 an hour. “This interim wage …

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