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The Latest Breaking News on Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

Strikers Demand 4-Day Workweek

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Reason

UAW strike offers leaders lessons on engaging workers in pay negotiations

Want to avoid a strike like the UAW’s? Include your workers in compensation decision-making.

Fortune

Workers shouldn't accept lower wages so ‘greedy people like Elon Musk can build more rocket ships,' says UAW president Shawn Fain

Ford on Thursday said its labor costs are already 'significantly higher' than those of companies like Tesla and Toyota.

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UAW strike, Day 4: GM threatens to send 2,000 workers home, Ford cuts 600 jobs

Autoworkers are on strike at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, an unprecedented move by the United Auto Workers union. Already, there are ripple effects.

WEKU

UAW justifies wage demands by pointing to CEO pay raises. So how high were they?

The United Auto Workers union has made CEO pay a central part of their argument for a big worker wage increase

The Independent UK

How Shawn Fain, an unlikely and outspoken president, led the UAW to strike

The former union electrician was an underdog in recent UAW leadership elections, but with a tough love approach to auto companies in negotiations, he narrowly won. Now he's taking the union on strike.

WEKU

Union says UAW and automakers' talks are 'slow' as Biden aides prepare to visit

The United Auto Workers and automakers resumed negotiations this weekend. But UAW president Shawn Fain described progress as "slow."

WEKU

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How the UAW strike could have ripple effects across the economy

There are several ways the unprecedented United Auto Workers strike could hit the economy, but it will depend on how long the strike lasts and how many plants are affected, among other factors.

WEKU

‘We build those cars’: US workers on Ford picket line demand a fair share

Horns blare in support of strikers outside the carmakers’ plant in Wayne, Michigan, as union members attack ‘corporate greed’

The Guardian - US

With unprecedented strike underway, auto workers want to 'play hardball'

Autoworkers' emotions — from excitement to fear and apprehension — are running high as the United Auto Workers launches an unprecedented strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis at once.

WEKU

The UAW’s Shawn Fain wants to wreck ‘the billionaire class’ as analysis reveals Ford, GM and Stellantis CEOs make at least 281 times their average employee

The UAW took aim at Ford’s Jim Farley for making $21 million last year, but the CEOs of GM and Stellantis actually make even more.

Fortune

Biden calls for ‘win-win’ deal to resolve US auto workers’ strike

US president sends two government officials to Detroit, says corporate profits have not been shared fairly with workers.

Al Jazeera

UAW goes on strike for first time ever

"CEOs gave themselves 40% pay increases in the last four years," United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said

Salon

Detroit’s striking auto workers want a 36% pay hike, mostly to cover inflation. Morgan Stanley thinks automakers can afford it

Detroit’s striking auto workers would need a 30% pay hike just to cover inflation, making their demand for a 36% raise seem "fair," one analyst said.

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UAW Strikes: Unusual Options Activity Suggests Investors Don’t Care

The United Auto Workers went on strike at midnight Friday. It is the first time the UAW has simultaneously walked out at all three of Detroit’s big automakers. The unusual options activity for the three automaker’s stocks suggests investors don’t care. That may change.

The Independent UK

Joe Biden says record auto profits should mean ‘record benefits’ as UAW launches historic Big 3 strike

Unprecedented worker actions mark first time that all three companies are targeted simultaneously

WEKU

Why you shouldn't be surprised that autoworkers are asking for a 40% 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.

Roll Call

As Democrats back auto workers, GOP spots a divide over EVs - Roll Call

Democrats and Republicans are declaring solidarity with striking autoworkers, but the GOP sees electric vehicles as wedge issue.

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The Conversation

US autoworkers launch historic strike: 3 questions answered

The United Auto Workers union, or UAW, has told workers at three factories to go on strike after failing to agree on new contracts with each of Detroit’s major automakers. The contracts expired at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2023. By midnight, the union posted a strike declaration on its…

The Independent UK

What’s at stake as UAW launches historic strike against Big 3 automakers

About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn’t reach a deal with Detroit’s automakers

WEKU

Up First briefing: UAW strike; Birmingham church bombing anniversary; NPR news quiz

The United Auto Workers union strikes against the Big 3 automakers. Lessons learned 60 years after the Birmingham church bombing. See how much news you remember with this week's quiz.

The Independent UK

What's at stake as 13,000 workers go on strike at major US auto makers

About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn’t reach a deal with Detroit’s automakers

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: ‘Defining moment’ as auto workers strike after talks fail with car giants

Deadline expires with sides still far apart on union’s contract priorities. Plus, Hunter Biden indicted on federal charges

Motor1

Nearly 13,000 UAW Workers Start Historic Strike Against Detroit Three

Production of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler, and Chevy Silverado is halted.

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