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UAW breaks pattern of adding factories to strikes on Fridays, says more plants could come any time

The United Auto Workers union isn’t adding any factories to those that are now on strike, but its president says more walkouts could begin at any moment

The Independent UK

UAW Strike Halts Ford F-Series Super Duty Production At Company's Largest Plant

The strike puts 8,700 UAW workers on the picket line.

Motor1

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

The Independent UK

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Autoworkers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at a Ford Kentucky plant

The surprise move took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.

WEKU

Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville

On Wednesday evening, the UAW shut down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world, where profitable large pickups and SUVs are built.

Chicago Sun-Times

Detroit automakers and union leaders spar over 4,800 layoffs at non-striking factories

Detroit’s three automakers have laid off roughly 4,800 workers at factories that are not among the plants that have been hit by the United Auto Workers strikes, which have lasted for nearly four weeks

The Independent UK

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.

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Workers at Mack Trucks reject tentative contract deal and will go on strike early Monday

The United Auto Workers union says members at Mack Trucks have voted down a tentative five-year contract agreement reached with the company and plan to strike at 7 a.m. Monday

The Independent UK

‘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

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

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

Biden pledges to work with next House speaker as Jim Jordan welcomes Trump endorsement – as it happened

President declines to comment on Trump-endorsed Jordan speakership bid but adds ‘some … could be easier to work with than others’

The Guardian - US

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

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.

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The Guardian - US

‘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 Conversation

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 Independent UK

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

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

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The Independent UK

Striking auto workers and Detroit companies appear to make progress in contract talks

Meaningful progress has been made in the negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three auto companies

Reason

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.

The Guardian - US

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

Motor1

UAW Expands Strike Against Ford And GM, 25,000 Workers Now Picketing

The union spared Stellantis this week as negotiations progressed with the automaker.

Al Jazeera

Can autoworkers fuel a labour renaissance?

Labour strikes are taking place across North America as a labour shortage helps worker demand better pay and rights.

The Guardian - US

‘Fed up’ US autoworkers expand strikes against GM and Ford

UAW president Shawn Fain says members ‘fed up with corporate greed’ as another 7,000 workers to strike at GM and Ford plants

Al Jazeera

US autoworkers expanding strike at Ford, General Motors

Union leader says 7,000 more workers will join strike as talks with US auto giants fail to make ‘meaningful progress’.

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