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UAW announces new strikes at GM and Ford plants, spares Stellantis citing ‘momentum’ in talks
DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union will expand strikes against General Motors and Ford Motor to two U.S. assembly plants at noon ET, UAW President Shawn Fain said Friday. The additional strikes will target Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant in Illinois, which produces the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs, and GM’s Lansing Delta Township […]
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Ford CEO says UAW is ‘holding the deal hostage’ over EV battery plants
Members of the United Auto Workers union picket outside the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 26, 2023. Matthew Hatcher | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is holding up negotiations with Ford Motor over future electric vehicle battery plants, Ford CEO Jim Farley said during a press […]
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One of the major EV fiscal conclusions you will make isn’t which auto to acquire
Tesla electric powered car or truck in driveway remaining billed at a property with an EV charger in residential neighborhood, Moscow, Idaho. Ucg | Common Photos Team | Getty Photographs As all-electric vehicles become much more well-known and incentives for renewable electrical power proliferate, lots of early EV adopters may be reconsidering their home charging […]
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Automakers grow frustrated over pace of UAW negotiations as new deadline looms
Striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) picket outside the GM’s Willow Run Distribution Center, in Bellville, Wayne County, Michigan, U.S., September 26, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters DETROIT – Tensions are rising and accusations are flying between the Detroit automakers and United Auto Workers, as the union threatens to expand U.S. plant strikes […]
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UAW again threatens to expand strikes at Detroit automakers if progress isn’t made by Friday
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 230 and their supporters walk the picket line in front of the Chrysler Corporate Parts Division in Ontario, California, on September 26, 2023, to show solidarity for the “Big Three” autoworkers currently on strike. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto […]
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UAW chief condemns Trump ahead of Michigan stop by during union strike
United Car Workers (UAW) President, Shawn Fain addresses picketing UAW members at a Normal Motors Company Parts Functions plant in Belleville, Michigan, on September 26, 2023, as US President Joe Biden joined the workers. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Photographs DETROIT – United Car Workers President Shawn Fain doubled down on his criticism of […]
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UAW strikes threaten already vulnerable auto parts suppliers
Members of the United Auto Workers union hold a practice picket in front of Stellantis headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Sept. 20, 2023. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images As the United Auto Workers’ strike against Ford Motor, General Motors and Stellantis moves through its second week, the economic effects are beginning to ripple through […]
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UAW strike: Biden, Trump seek blue-collar votes in swing state Michigan
United Auto Workers from Louisville Kentucky rally in support of striking UAW members, in Detroit, Michigan, September 15, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – Strikes by the United Auto Workers union against General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis will get the presidential treatment this week in Michigan. Twice, in fact. President Joe Biden is […]
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Personnel with Canadian union Unifor vote in favor of Ford deal
Lana Payne speaks on phase as Unifor, Canada’s premier personal sector union, declared her as their new president to switch outgoing leader Jerry Dias in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 10, 2022. Cole Burston | Reuters Canadian labor union Unifor stated on Sunday its users had voted to ratify a new agreement with Ford Motor, a […]
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UAW targets 38 facilities at GM and Stellantis for expanded strikes; skips Ford
DETROIT – The United Auto Workers is expanding strikes to 38 parts and distribution locations across 20 states for General Motors and Stellantis, UAW President Shawn Fain said Friday morning. The union will not initiate additional strikes at Ford Motor, as the company has proven it’s “serious about reaching a deal,” Fain said during a […]
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