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Strike by 48,000 University of California academic workers causes systemwide disruptions

LOS ANGELES — About 48,000 unionized academic workers across the University of California’s 10 campuses — who perform the majority of teaching and research at the state’s premier higher education system — walked off the job Monday morning, calling for better pay and benefits.

Los Angeles Times

UAW files to have a union election at Ultium Cells plant

The United Auto Workers has filed to have a union election on behalf of about 900 workers at the Ultium Cells LLC plant in Warren, Ohio.

Tribune News Service

General Motors invests $760 million for EV-related work at Toledo transmission plant

General Motors Co. is investing $760 million at its Toledo Propulsion Systems plant for the production of drive units that will be used for future battery electric trucks, including the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV and GMC Hummer EVs, the company said Friday.

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New Unifor president ready to grow the union's diminished auto sector

From a pandemic to an internal scandal on top of supply disruptions causing mass temporary layoffs, Lana Payne already has seen Canada's largest private sector union through a series of trials.

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Stellantis CEO: 'We have zero problem with unions' at battery plants

DETROIT — The CEO of Stellantis NV says employees of its joint-venture electric-vehicle battery manufacturing plants will be unionized if they wish.

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Ultium workers at Ohio plant vote to push for union representation

Workers at the Ultium Cells LLC plant in northeast Ohio have authorized a strike in a bid to get the company to recognize the United Auto Workers union as their bargaining agent.

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Stellantis casting plant workers in Indiana ratify local contract

Workers at a casting plant in Indiana owned by the maker of Jeep and Ram vehicles on Monday ratified a new local contract, according to the local union, securing demands around working conditions after an almost three-day strike.

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Labor board rules Tesla must let workers wear union clothing

The National Labor Relations Board has found that Tesla can’t stop factory employees from wearing clothing with union insignia while on the job

The Independent UK

Appeals court dismisses GM's 2019 suit against FCA

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a federal judge's earlier decision to throw out a racketeering lawsuit by General Motors Co. against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, now known as Stellantis NV.

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UAW convention ends on dramatic note, even as some hail 'democratic' progress

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers' 38th Constitutional Convention ended on a dramatic note Thursday, reflecting internal fissures — as well as some signs of progress — in a union attempting to move beyond a years-long corruption scandal and position itself for an uncertain future.

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UAW delegates increase leader salaries while rejecting 'equal pay for equal work' amendment

DETROIT— United Auto Workers delegates on Tuesday rejected an opportunity to codify in their constitution "equal pay for equal work" ahead of next year's negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers, and increased the salaries of International Executive Board officers.

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Americans Lost Trust In Religion And Congress, But Showed Trust In This Institution Elon Musk Doesn't Like

This article was originally published on July 8, 2022. A new Gallup poll shows Americans posting record-low confidence levels in some items. Confidence in religion and Congress had big declines in June compared to the previous year.

Benzinga

UAW members challenge Ray Curry for union presidency

Instituting direct elections of United Auto Workers' international officials is leading some members to step up and challenge President Ray Curry to the union's top role, even from within Solidarity House.

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Auto Workers hold lots of cards even if US heads for recession

General Motors skirted a strike this week that could have affected production of some of its most profitable vehicles. Details of the agreement with about 700 subsystem workers, who deliver parts to the assembly line, aren’t yet public and still have to be ratified. But the close call and tough…

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GM Subsystems avoids strike, reaches tentative agreement with UAW

The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative agreement with GM Subsystems LLC, avoiding a strike at GM Michigan plants by the subsidiary employees, according to a letter sent out by UAW leadership Thursday morning.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Says This One Union Has 'So Much Power Over The White House' It Can Exclude Him From Meetings

In a recent interview, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO, Elon Musk said about the UAW (the United Auto Workers labor union), “They have so much power over the Whitehouse, they can exclude Tesla from an EV (Electric Vehicle) summit.” The referenced EV summit was

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UAW, more than 60 workers at non-union automakers eye organizing push

Amid a nationwide surge in worker momentum and public support for unions, the United Auto Workers is making a renewed push to build on-the-ground interest in organizing non-unionized auto plants.

Benzinga

General Motors An EV Leader? Musk Says That's 'Next Level Insanity' In Rant Against White House, Unions

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is once again griping about union involvement in politics and the automotive industry. What Happened: Recall how Tesla was excluded from an electric vehicle (EV) summit held on Aug. 5, 2021 at the White House.

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UAW boosts strike pay to help members 'hold their employers accountable'

The United Auto Workers on Tuesday increased its weekly strike allowance for members to $400 per week from $275.

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UAW flexes muscle with strike pay hike ahead of Detroit Three talks next year

The United Auto Workers on Tuesday increased its weekly strike allowance for members to $400 per week from $275, a signal of strength ahead of the union next year approaching the bargaining table with the Detroit Three automakers, according to experts.

InsideEVs

Ford: New Commercial EV Is On The Way, $3.7 Billion Invested In Midwest Manufacturing

Ford has announced plans for a new commercial EV. The firm will also invest $3.7 billion into its Midwest facilities.

Benzinga

Tesla Paid PR Firm To Track Workers On Facebook Amid 2017 Union Push: Report

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) paid a public relations firm to monitor workers in a Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) group and on social media amid a unionization push in 2017-18, CNBC

Benzinga

Thousands Of Jobs, $3.7B Investment, EV Focus: Lots To Look Into Ford's Midwest Plan

Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) plans to add more than 6,200 new union manufacturing jobs in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri and invest $3.7 billion. Ford and United Auto Workers also agreed to convert nearly 3,000 temporary UAW-Ford workers to permanent full-time status and provide all hourly employees healthcare benefits on the first day of…

Chicago Sun-Times

Ford plans to add 6,200 jobs in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri

The company says it will invest $3.7 billion in the three states, and it will convert about 3,000 temporary workers to full-time status with benefits.

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UAW pushes to represent battery plant workers in Ohio

The United Auto Workers said it's moving forward with attempts to unionize a joint-venture battery cell plant after pushback from Ultium Cells LLC, a company General Motors Co. and partner LG Energy Solution own.

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