Tag: UAW
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Biden Celebrates UAW Victory As A Win For Workers
[ad_1] President Biden had some powerful words of congratulations for UAW workers at the White House. While speaking at the White House, President Biden said: I’ve just spoken with President Fain of the United Auto Workers. And, uh, let me say a few words about UAW and the big three automakers, Ford, General Motors, and…
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UAW escalates strike against lone holdout GM after landing tentative pacts with Stellantis and Ford
[ad_1] DETROIT: The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis. The escalated walkout began Saturday evening at a Spring Hill, Tennessee plant, GM’s largest in North America, just hours after the Stellantic deal…
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UAW reaches tentative deal with Chrysler parent Stellantis to end 6-week strike : NPR
[ad_1] GM workers strike outside the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Plant in Wentzville, Missouri, on Sept. 15, 2023. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images GM workers strike outside the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Plant in Wentzville, Missouri, on Sept. 15, 2023. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images The United Auto Workers…
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Ford and UAW reach tentative agreement to end strike
[ad_1] The United Auto Workers (UAW) union and Ford have reached a tentative agreement to end the union’s strike against the automaker. Last month, workers at Ford, GM, and Stellantis factories walked off the job in targeted work stoppages timed just as the large automakers shift to producing more electric vehicles than ever before. The…
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UAW Deal With Ford Could Put Pressure on G.M. and Stellantis
[ad_1] The Detroit automakers and the United Automobile Workers continued to negotiate on Saturday, company representatives said, a day after the union expanded strikes in a way that could curtail the supply of spare parts for vehicles made by General Motors and Stellantis, which owns Jeep and Ram. U.A.W. members walked off the job at…
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Biden to join UAW picket line in Detroit as strike grows
[ad_1] Biden to join UAW picket line in Detroit as strike grows – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden will travel to Michigan next week to meet with the United Auto Workers who are striking against Detroit’s Big Three automakers. This comes after the union expanded its historic strike Friday to include General Motors…
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UAW Strike: Biden to Visit Michigan to Support Autoworkers on Picket Line
[ad_1] President Biden will travel to Michigan on Tuesday to support members of the United Automobile Workers who are on strike against the nation’s leading automakers, he announced on social media on Friday, in what is likely to be one of the most significant displays of presidential support for striking workers in decades. “Tuesday, I’ll…
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UAW strike can help non-union auto workers in the South : NPR
[ad_1] Autoworkers at Mercedes plant in Vance, Ala., assemble an all-electric SUV. Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom hide caption toggle caption Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom Autoworkers at Mercedes plant in Vance, Ala., assemble an all-electric SUV. Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom When German automaker Mercedes revealed plans to open a new assembly plant in the U.S. in…
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UAW strike puts spotlight on pay gap between CEOs and workers
[ad_1] The United Auto Workers strike has entered Day 6 as union representatives and Detroit’s Big Three remain at odds over wage increases. UAW President Shawn Fain and other union leaders have argued that Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram — can afford to pay workers more…
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UAW strike highlights the union’s president Shawn Fain as autoworkers picket : NPR
[ad_1] United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks outside the UAW Local 900 headquarters across the street from the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. The union announced the start of a strike at three factories just after midnight on Friday. Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images…