UAW Workers At Mack Trucks Go On Strike Amid Progress At Detroit Automakers 4,000 workers of the trucking company owned by Volvo Group are on picket lines in three states. Motor1 · Oct 9, 2023
‘No deal? No wheels’ strikers chant at Far South Side UAW rally Mayor Brandon Johnson also joined the rally, asking the cheering crowd “Is this a union town, or what?” Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 7, 2023
UAW President Shawn Fain lambasts auto execs while wearing 'EAT THE RICH' T-shirt The union's strike against the Detroit Three continues, but the UAW's president says that GM has now committed for future battery plant workers to be covered by the same contract as other workers. WEKU · Oct 6, 2023
US auto workers halt strike expansion after concessions on EV battery plant UAW President Fain praises breakthrough, with implications for labour arrangements undergirding green transition. Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2023
UAW pauses strike expansion after GM makes battery plant concession General Motors agreed to bring electric vehicle battery plants into the United Auto Workers’ national contract, essentially assuring that they will be unionized. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2023
GM's Battery Plants Will Be Covered By UAW Agreement In "Major Breakthrough" The move to unionize battery workers also averted a strike on GM's lucrative Arlington truck factory. InsideEVs · Oct 6, 2023
‘Our strike is working’: UAW announces progress in talks with car giants Shawn Fain says General Motors has made key concession on battery manufacture and does not announce additional strikes The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2023
Why the UAW union's tough bargaining strategy is working The United Auto Workers union isn’t backing down as it bargains for more compensation and better benefits in its new contracts with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Under the deft leadership of its president, Shawn Fain, and other officials elected in March 2023, the union has thrown the three companies… The Conversation · Oct 6, 2023
Why the UAW strike could last a long time The United Auto Workers' targeted strike against the Big Three automakers is about gradually ramping up pressure on the automakers while also stretching out the union's strike fund. WEKU · Oct 5, 2023
Thousands of US workers are on strike today. Here's a rundown of major work stoppages happening now It’s been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
America has a second, thriving auto industry–and a prolonged UAW strike could threaten it too A study released by SEMA found that consumers spent $52 billion in the last year on car parts and accessories, fueling the specialty aftermarket industry. Fortune · Oct 5, 2023
Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees Among the many changes being sought by striking United Auto Workers is an end to a system that pays workers much different wages for doing the same job The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
Tesla’s Lackluster Phase Could Be Temporary, Says Bullish Analyst Tesla Analyst Sees UAW Strike as Win-Win, Expects Strong Demand in China Zenger · Oct 4, 2023
How the FIA went from seven F1 new team bids to Andretti And while there remain some big challenges ahead, because Andretti still needs to agree a commercial deal with FOM to be allowed to race, it is the closest F1 has had to a new team entrant for a while. Autosport · Oct 4, 2023
WEKU · Oct 4, 2023 Why this fight is so personal for the UAW workers on strike Third-generation UAW worker Eric Mullins can see what the union is fighting for, up close and personal, including the same pay as longer-tenured coworkers — and the same retirement his dad will have.
Reason · Oct 3, 2023 A Raise for Auto Workers May Imperil Biden's Electric Vehicle Ambitions The president voiced support for the union's goals on the picket line but companies are already struggling to build fuel-efficient cars that Biden wants to prioritize.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023 Ford lays off hundreds at Chicago Heights plant amid ongoing UAW strike About 330 employees were laid off between a plant in Chicago and one in Lima, Ohio. The company blamed the strike for disrupting operations and causing the layoffs.
Zenger · Oct 3, 2023 Detroit Faces Double Trouble As Casino Workers Threaten Strike Amid Auto Industry Disarray Workers at Detroit casinos vote in favor of strike authorization as city grapples with ongoing UAW strike.
The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2023 Anti-Reagan cartoons and a jacket from Cesar Chavez: inside the UAW archive As the United Autoworkers strike continues, the collection tells the story of organizing – and how little has changed
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2023 Auto workers deserve to benefit from transition to clean energy, electric vehicles Striking UAW members see the fear-mongering of the auto industry. Americans are being told we have a Hobson’s choice on electric vehicles: We can have them, but only at a cost to our neighbors who build them.
InsideEVs · Oct 2, 2023 Tesla Wages To Go Up In The Wake Of UAW Strike, Barclays Predicts Barclays analyst Dan Levy said Tesla workers' wages would probably rise if the UAW strikes a deal with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.
The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2023 Voter drive: Biden and Trump battle for blue-collar votes in auto heartland It’s no coincidence the likely 2024 election rivals were both in Michigan wooing car workers – a key bloc in a key state
Fortune · Sep 30, 2023 5 economic shocks are about to hit the U.S. all at the same time: ‘There are storm clouds out there forming that we're all seeing and watching—fearfully’ Jerome Powell was asked if he shares the Fed staff’s view that the economy is headed for a soft landing last month. “No, I would not do that,” he said.
WEKU · Sep 29, 2023 Why the Obama era 'car czar' thinks striking autoworkers risk overplaying their hand He was the lead adviser for the Obama administration when the government bailed out auto companies in 2009. Now, he is weighing in on the union strikes against the big 3 American automakers.
Fortune · Sep 29, 2023 How the electric vehicle market is driving innovation on the path to a greener economy Private-sector leaders are primed to become a driving force behind the green economy, as investors, regulators, and customers call for greater sustainability and geopolitical uncertainties rock energy markets.