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The UAW unveils major plan if talks with Big 3 automakers fail: The 'stand up strike'

The United Auto Workers could strike at targeted auto plants before expanding the walkouts to additional locations if the union and the Detroit Three automakers fail to reach a new contract.

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UAW chief says offers from Detroit companies are inadequate, says union is ready to go on strike

With just over 24 hours left before a strike deadline, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain says offers from Detroit automakers aren’t enough and the union is getting ready to strike

The Independent UK

Biden loves to talk about unions. But the autoworkers are withholding their affection

Most of the country's big unions have already endorsed President Biden for reelection. But not the United Auto Workers. A looming strike draws attention to this tension.

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What are strike funds? A labor-management relations expert explains

When people go on strike, their employers don’t pay them. That makes it hard for workers who have walked off the job to keep paying their bills. Union members have an advantage during strikes because they can get help with housing, food and other essential expenses through payments from strike…

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‘Potential Nightmare’: Ford, GM Thrust In Difficult Situation That Could Benefit Tesla, Says Analyst

The potential strike by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, which represents hourly workers at Detroit's big three automakers, could spell good news for Tesla Inc

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Auto union rejects wage offers from Detroit companies with strike deadline 6 days away

The United Auto Workers union has rejected wage and benefit offers from all three Detroit automakers, raising tensions just six days before a strike deadline for 146,000 employees

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UAW President Slams Ford, GM, Stellantis For Delay Tactics In Contract Talks, Raises Political Implications: ‘Our Members Are Fired Up’

The United Auto Workers (UAW) is currently engaged in high-stakes contract negotiations with Detroit’s major automakers, Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) and Stellantis (NYSE:STLA)

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Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

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UAW’s clash with Detroit Three automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms

The United Auto Workers current contract with Ford, GM and Stellantis ends Sept. 14. Workers on Labor Day say the gulf between union demands and the automakers’ position mean a strike is likely.

Chicago Sun-Times

Auto workers leader slams companies for slow bargaining, files labor complaint with government

The United Auto Workers union says it has filed unfair labor practice complaints against Stellantis and General Motors for failing to make counteroffers to the union’s economic demands

The Independent UK

United Auto Workers strike – if it happens – should channel the legacy of Walter Reuther, who led the union at the peak of its power

The United Auto Workers are engaged in high-stakes labor negotiations that could lead to the union’s first simultaneous strike against all of Detroit’s Big Three automakers: General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, the company that owns Chrysler.

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U.S car industry would lose $5.5 billion if workers strike, report says. So far, negotiations have been rife with ‘theatrics and personal insults’

A walkout could cost carmakers almost a billion dollars over a week and a half, while workers could lose $860 million in pay.

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The auto worker's union is furious at what the parent of Chrysler and Jeep is offering to avoid a strike: ‘Management’s chosen to spit in our faces’

With their labor contract set to expire next month, United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain blasts low-ball offer by literally tossing it in the garbage bin.

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US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers – with wages at EV battery plants a key roadblock to agreement

The United Auto Workers union, which represents nearly 150,000 employees of companies that manufacture U.S.-made vehicles, kicked off in mid-July 2023 the labor negotiations it undergoes every four years with the three main unionized automakers.

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Wall Street Journal UAW Demands Significant Wage Increases For Factory Workers At GM, Ford, And Stellantis

The Independent UK

UAW to show list of economic demands to automakers this week, will seek worker pay if plants close

The new president of the United Auto Workers says the union will present a long list to General Motors, Ford and Stellantis when it delivers economic demands to the companies this week

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Autoworker union not giving Biden an easy ride in 2024 as contract talks pick up speed

The new UAW president says his members are being left out as the industry transitions to electric vehicles so he's applying pressure on the auto companies and the White House to do more for workers.

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UAW's legal team overhaul continues as Fain copes with federal investigations

DETROIT — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain dumped attorneys from a Chicago law firm that was paid more than $3.2 million to handle the union's response to a landmark federal corruption investigation after firing UAW General Counsel Abigail Carter and two members of the union's legal team.

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Feds announce $887 million to backfill pension plan for manufacturing workers

WASHINGTON — The National Integrated Group pension plan will receive more than $887 million from the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, guaranteeing benefits for more than 11,300 Michiganians who work in or have retired from manufacturing jobs, including United Auto Workers retirees.

The Independent UK

New UAW leader already has issues with Detroit automakers

The new president of the United Auto Workers union isn't happy with Detroit's three automakers

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Newly elected United Auto Workers leader strikes militant tone ahead of contract talks

The UAW has a new president, Shawn Fain, who is promising a return to aggressive political activity by the union, along with a tougher approach with auto companies.

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The president of the United Auto Workers union has been ousted in an election

A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers.

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Fain wins historic UAW presidential race, will be sworn in Sunday

DETROIT — United Auto Workers presidential candidate Shawn Fain has defeated incumbent Ray Curry in a historic, first-ever direct election for the union's highest office, the federal monitor overseeing the vote confirmed Saturday afternoon.

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Historic UAW election is bringing profound changes to the autoworker union's leadership – and chances of better pay, more strikes and higher car prices

A fight for control of the United Auto Workers union is coming to a head in a historic election that’s expected to give rank-and-file workers a greater voice and could ultimately end decades of declining blue-collar compensation in this key sector of the economy.

Tribune News Service

Stellantis workers could receive $14,760 in profit sharing

Employees of Stellantis NV, maker of Jeep SUVs and Ram pickup trucks, represented by the United Auto Workers could see profit sharing checks next month of $14,760, though some could be more and some less, the automaker announced Wednesday.

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