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General Motors layoffs: GM replaces over 1,000 workers with 50 robots at US flagship plant in Michigan, says "we are implementing..."

General Motors Detroit plant robots: General Motors has introduced 50 collaborative robots at its Factory Zero plant, a move that has led to over 1,000 job cuts. While GM states these 'cobots' are designed to assist workers and improve conditions, the United Auto Workers union strongly criticizes the decision, viewing…

The Economic Times

‘Where are the jobs?’: as US autoworkers face offshoring, Democrats vie to win votes

Workers who voted for Trump and Republicans in recent elections are now being hit with offshoring and the impacts of tariffs – but can Democrats sway them?

The Guardian - US

Workers at Kentucky electric vehicle battery production complex start drive to unionize

Workers hired for an electric vehicle battery production complex in Kentucky have launched a campaign to join the United Auto Workers

The Independent UK

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Harris and Walz blitz the Blue Wall while Trump phones it in on Labor Day

Trump so far has a relaxed schedule while Harris is leaving nothing to chance in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan

The Independent UK

At Democratic Convention, UAW head threatens strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening

A high-profile spat between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis over reopening an Illinois factory complex has made its way into the race for U.S. president and could bring a strike against the automaker

The Independent UK

Trump calls union leader who endorsed Kamala Harris ‘a stupid person’

Ex-president says members of United Auto Workers, which endorsed Harris, will vote for him despite Shawn Fain

The Guardian - US

Trump’s rambling, over-long speech at the Republican convention was taxing even for delegates

Delegates in the room grew visibly tired by the end of the speech, with some checking their phones and zoning out

The Independent UK

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UAW files objection to Mercedes vote, accuses company of intimidating workers

The United Auto Workers on Friday accused Mercedes of interfering in last week's union election at two Alabama factories

The Independent UK

In Historic Election, Volkswagen Workers In Tennessee Vote To Unionize

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted decisively to become a union shop, according to election results released Friday, marking the first victory for organized labor at a foreign-owned auto plant in the American South.

International Business Times

Here are some of the guests who represent the themes of tonight's State of the Union

The guest list includes a woman whose sister was killed in the Uvalde shooting, the United Auto Workers president, and a naval officer who helped protect ships from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

WEKU

Why labor is losing even as unions win

Union membership is not keeping up with workforce growth

Salon

Why Labor Is Losing Even as It Wins

Weak laws embolden combative employers, so even with big wins and all-time high support, union membership is not keeping up with workforce growth.

Capital & Main

The UAW endorsed Biden — and panned Republican frontrunner Trump as a 'scab'

Most of the country's other big unions endorsed President Biden in the earliest days of his reelection campaign. But the United Auto Workers held back until today.

WEKU

Are Unions About to Reverse 40 Years of Decline?

A rare mix of big strike wins, broad public support and a labor-friendly economy could drive union membership growth.

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The Independent UK

Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting

Workers angry that a proposed smoking ban in Atlantic City's casinos seems to be going nowhere protested by lighting up during a state government hearing Thursday in Trenton

The Independent UK

UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tennessee have signed cards seeking union representation

More than 1,000 workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote to be represented by the United Auto Workers union

The Conversation

Next on the United Auto Workers' to-do list: Adding more members who currently work at nonunion factories to its ranks

Having negotiated “record contracts” with the Big Three – and seen the bulk of its rank-and-file members approve them – the United Auto Workers says its work isn’t done.

The Guardian - US

Is the pendulum of power swinging towards US unions?

The United Auto Workers have scored a major victory. And it could be a sign of more to come for workers – unless the Fed undermines them again

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Newsroom.co.nz

Detroit union success lays path for New Zealand

Repealing fair pay agreements will give rise to more difficult forms of collective bargaining

The Guardian - US

US labor movement faces big obstacles despite surge in strikes and union wins

Recent union contract gains against a backdrop of decades of union decline, worsening wealth inequality and broken labor laws

The Independent UK

The UAW says its strike 'won things no one thought possible' from automakers. Here's how it fared

The United Auto Workers union is providing more details about tentative contract agreements with Detroit automakers that include pay raises of 25% over four years and eight months

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden hails reported UAW deal with General Motors to end strike

Six-week strike against three largest US carmakers appears to be coming to an end after union brokers agreement

The Conversation

United Auto Workers union hails strike-ending deals with automakers that would raise top assembly-plant hourly pay to more than $40 as 'record contracts'

The United Auto Workers union agreed on a tentative new contract with General Motors on Oct. 30, 2023, days after landing similar deals with Ford Motor Co. on Oct. 25 and Stellantis, the global automaker that makes Chrysler, Dodge and Ram vehicles in North America, on Oct. 28. The pending…

The Independent UK

UAW appears to be moving toward a potential deal with Ford that could end strike

The United Auto Workers union appears to be edging closer to a tentative contract agreement with Ford that would be critical to ending the union’s 6-week-old strikes against the three major Detroit automakers, two people with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday

The Independent UK

Auto workers escalate strike, walking out at Ford's largest factory and threatening Stellantis

The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit's Three automakers by going on strike Wednesday at the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world

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