The Latest Breaking News from United Auto Workers

Biden Wins US Auto Union Backing, In Boost Against Trump

US President Joe Biden won the coveted election endorsement of America's biggest car workers union Wednesday, in a major boost to his battle with Donald Trump for the crucial blue-collar vote.

International Business Times · Jan 24, 2024

United Auto Workers union endorses Joe Biden for president

UAW formally backs president’s re-election campaign after both Biden and Donald Trump courted the powerful group

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2024

‘We want everybody walking out’: UAW chief outlines mass strike for May 2028

Shawn Fain, the United Auto Workers president, reaffirms general strike on 1 May 2028, saying ‘members need to come together’

The Guardian - US · Jan 22, 2024

Ford to resume building Michigan electric vehicle battery plant delayed by strike, but scale it back

Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago during a strike by the United Auto Workers union

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023

Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions

The first ever strikes and a solidarity blockade against the US carmaker could force it to rethink its entire anti-union model, says journalist Martin Gelin

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

The United Auto Workers union has overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford, a pact that, along with similar deals with General Motors and Stellantis, will raise pay across the industry

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023

Autoworkers to wrap up voting on contract with General Motors Thursday in a race too close to call

About 46,000 United Auto Workers at General Motors on Thursday are expected to wrap up voting on a tentative contract agreement in a close race that will decide the fate of the deal that ended a six-week strike

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Vote on tentative contract with General Motors too close to call as more tallies are reported

DETROIT (AP) — Voting on a tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union that ended a six-week strike against the company appears too close to call after the latest tallies at several GM factories were announced Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 16, 2023

Union workers at General Motors appear to have voted down tentative contract deal with the company

The tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union appears to be headed for defeat

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Why thousands of UAW autoworkers are voting 'no' on Big 3's 'life-changing' contracts

After a six-week strike, the United Auto Workers union reached record contract deals with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. But as workers vote on the deals, some say it's not enough.

WEKU · Nov 14, 2023