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UAW launches union campaigns at Tesla, 12 other automakers in the U.S.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, middle, visits striking UAW Local 551 workers outside a Ford assembly center on South Burley Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Chicago. John J. Kim | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The United Auto Workers union is launching an unprecedented campaign to organize 13 non-union automakers in […]
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GM says union labor deals will increase costs by $9.3 billion
United Auto Workers members strike the General Motors Lansing Delta Assembly Plant on September 29, 2023 in Lansing, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images General Motors expects new labor contracts with the United Auto Workers and Canadian union Unifor to increase its costs by $9.3 billion and add approximately $575 in costs per vehicle during […]
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Ford to scale back plans for $3.5 billion Michigan battery plant as EV demand disappoints, labor costs rise
Ford CEO Jim Farley announces at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the worlds largest battery company, a China-based company called Contemporary Amperex Technology, to create an electric-vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, on February 13, 2023 in Romulus, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images News | Getty Images DETROIT […]
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Ford union employees ratify UAW deal, closing out historic negotiations with Detroit automakers
Associates of the United Vehicle Personnel union picket outdoors the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 26, 2023. Matthew Hatcher | AFP | Getty Pictures DETROIT — Union associates at Ford Motor accredited a tentative settlement Friday, concluding contentious agreement negotiations among the United Car Personnel and Detroit automakers. UAW-Ford workers ended up […]
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UAW members ratify new contract with Chrysler owner Stellantis
United Auto Workers members rally outside Stellantis’ Ram 1500 plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, after the union called a strike at the plant on Oct. 23, 2023. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – United Auto Workers members at Chrysler owner Stellantis have ratified a new labor contract following a historically contentious round of bargaining between […]
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GM-UAW deal back on track for ratification after major plant approves pact
United Auto Workers (UAW) members strike at a General Motors assembly plant that builds the U.S. automaker’s full-size sport utility vehicles, in another expansion of the strike in Arlington, Texas, October 24, 2023. James Breeden | Reuters DETROIT – The United Auto Workers’ tentative agreement with General Motors is back on track for ratification after […]
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Here’s why the UAW’s record deals with GM, Ford and Stellantis aren’t getting full support
UAW members attend a rally in support of the labor union strike at the UAW Local 551 hall on the South Side on October 7, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Jim Vondruska | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers achieved record contracts with the Detroit automakers following contentious talks and roughly six weeks of […]
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Stellantis offers buyouts to roughly half of U.S. salaried workers
Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis, poses during a presentation at the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, April 5, 2023. David Dee Delgado | Reuters DETROIT – Chrysler-parent Stellantis is offering buyouts to roughly half of its U.S. white-collar employees to reduce headcount and cut costs for the automaker’s […]
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Biden says all autoworkers deserve deals like those the UAW won from Detroit automakers
U.S. President Joe Biden puts on a t-shirt of the UAW Local 1268 during a United Auto Workers (UAW) union members meeting, in Belvidere, Illinois, U.S., November 9, 2023. Leah Millis | Reuters DETROIT – President Joe Biden said Thursday that all autoworkers deserve contracts like the ones recently won by the United Auto Workers […]
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Stellantis’ new Ram pickup is an EV — with a gas-powered generator in case the battery runs out
2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Tungsten Ram DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to produce an industry-first electric pickup truck called the Ram 1500 Ramcharger that’s equipped with an electric generator and a gas engine. If that sounds like an oxymoron, here’s how it works: The truck can operate as a zero-emissions EV until its battery dies […]
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