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GM sweetens UAW offer to include 20% wage increase, other benefits as it tries to avoid strike
General Motors CEO Mary Barra talks with reporters following a meeting with lawmakers from Michigan and Ohio at the U.S. Capitol June 05, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors is attempting to avoid a looming strike by the United Auto Workers union through a new offer Thursday that […]
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Ford CEO rebuffs UAW leader’s criticisms as strike deadline on Thursday approaches
Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks with media after revealing the 2024 Ford F-150 for the Detroit auto show on Sept. 12, 2023. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley rebuffed comments by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain that the company is not taking bargaining seriously ahead of a Thursday night […]
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UAW barrels toward ‘likely’ strikes against auto companies – here are the latest details
UAW President Shawn Fain addresses union members during a Solidarity Sunday rally in Warren, Michigan, Aug. 20, 2023 Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – The United Auto Workers and Detroit automakers remain far apart ahead of the union “likely” strategically striking the companies after an 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday deadline, UAW President Shawn Fain said […]
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Here’s every major reveal from the Detroit Auto Show
DETROIT — Even as the ongoing negotiations between the three Detroit automakers and the United Auto Workers labor union overshadowed all else in the industry, some companies used this year’s edition of the Detroit Auto Show to show off new and revamped models on Wednesday. The discussions around a new four-year contract have been tense, […]
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UAW will strike against Detroit automakers if deals aren’t reached by Thursday, union boss says
The United Auto Workers union will strike against the Detroit automakers if the sides don’t reach labor deals by an 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday deadline, UAW President Shawn Fain said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Fain’s comments came the morning after he outlined plans to local union leaders about implementing targeted strikes at certain General […]
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Ford to double F-150 hybrid pickup production as EV sales growth slows
2024 Ford F-150 PowerBoost Platinum hybrid Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor plans to double production of a hybrid version of its F-150 pickup truck as the company grapples with slower-than-expected sales of its all-electric vehicles. Ford expects to increase sales of the V-6 hybrid model during the 2024 model year to roughly 20% in the […]
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Wall Street sees potential UAW strikes as manageable, with upsides
United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Detroit, Sept. 25, 2019. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Many on Wall Street view potential strikes by United Auto Workers against the Detroit automakers as largely manageable – even seeing investment opportunities. Some believe potential strikes are already factored into […]
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Stellantis offers 14.5% pay increase to UAW, days before possible strike
Demonstrators during a United Auto Workers (UAW) practice picket outside the Stellantis Mack Assembly Plant in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stellantis on Friday offered significant four-year wage increases to its hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers, as it scrambles to avoid a […]
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UAW strike would show Biden, other leaders that it’s time to ‘pick a side,’ union boss says
A strike by the United Auto Workers union against the Detroit automakers would help President Joe Biden and other politicians pick a side when it comes to organized labor, UAW President Shawn Fain said Wednesday night. “I think our strike can reaffirm to [Biden] of where the working-class people in this country stand and, you […]
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Why auto worker strikes against GM, Ford and Stellantis seem inevitable
Members of the United Auto Workers union hold a rally and practice picket near a Stellantis plant in Detroit, Aug. 23, 2023. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain appears ready to fire up the picket lines. The union’s bulldog new leader has repeatedly vowed to drive a hard bargain […]
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