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Ford and the UAW reached a tentative agreement to end the strike
Ford and United Auto Workers (UAW) have reached a “tentative” agreement on a new labour contract, UAW Vice President Chuck Browning said. “Between wage Increases, COLA [cost of living adjustments], annual bonuses to retirees, and other economic gains, there is more value for our members in each individual year of this agreement than the entirety…
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The strike could last a long time
As the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike enters the third week, a company executive said it has had a “significant impact” on the company. Kumar Galhotra, who heads the internal combustion business at Ford, added that the strike has affected the company’s internal combustion business in a significant way. More than 3,300 auto workers have…
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Why the Obama era’s car czar believes striking autoworkers risk overplaying their hand
United Auto Workers (UAW) has announced a strike against General Motor (GM) and Ford on Tuesday. The union is looking to add two additional assembly plants to its strike target, which includes GM’s Lansing-Delta plant and Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant. The strike is being conducted after the companies failed to reach a contract agreement.
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The UAW auto strike was sparked by help from Musk and his company
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has announced that it will increase the number of workers who walked off the job in US to around 13,000 from the earlier 10,000. The union said that it will “stand up” strikes against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. This comes after the union called for a national strike against…
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The latest turn in the union strategy is a new Friday deadline for the UAW strike
The United Auto Workers (UAW) have given Ford, GM and Chrysler a new deadline of October 30 to reach a contract agreement or they will be forced to start layoffs. The auto makers had prepared for strikes at engine plants, transmission plants and other parts suppliers. UAW President Shawn Fain said the automakers are “trying…
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The UAW strike continues as GM threatens 2,000 workers, Ford cuts 600 jobs
Shawn Fain, who led the US-based United Auto Workers’ (UAW) strike, was an executive at General Motors in the early 2000s. He had worked at the automaker’s Kokomo plant in Indiana for eight years. He then took a job at Solidarity House in Detroit, where he worked with officials who negotiated national contracts with automakers.
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The strike could have a domino effect on the economy
Autoworkers at Ford and GM’s US plants on Friday went on strike, the first against the Big Three in over 100 years. The automakers have been unable to reach a new labour contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW). Ford reported that it sent around 600 employees home at its Michigan plant because of strike-related…
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Covid’s supply chain was weakened by the auto strike
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has called for its members to go on strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis from September 23. It claims that the three companies have made $21 billion in profits in the first six months of the year. It also wants better job security as well as a greater share…
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The employees are about to go on a strike
The United Auto Workers (UAW) on Tuesday began a strike against the three major US automakers, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, over their contract negotiations with the union. This is the first time that workers at all three companies went on Strike at the same time. Meanwhile, UAW President Marty Bateman said they are “working…
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You should be more than surprised that auto workers want a 40% pay raise
The United Auto Workers will not hold off on a more expensive strike if contract negotiations don’t improve, union President Jimmy Settles said. The union has asked Ford, General Motors and Stellantis to raise their pay raise proposals to 45% from 20%. Settles added that these workers face greater threats from competition in the industry…
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The autoworkers are about to strike for a better place in the EV future
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has threatened to go on a strike on September 14 if the “Big Three” automakers – Ford, General Motors and Chrysler’s parent company Stellantis, don’t agree to its demands for pay increases, shorter working days and stronger pensions. About 85% of the workers at the three automakers are on strike…
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The Hot Labor Summer and the Hollywood strikes are some things to know on Labor Day
United Auto Workers has said that it is ready to launch a strike if the automakers don’t give it the raises and benefits that it is seeking. The union is demanding big pay hikes and benefit increases and is ready to strike if they don’t get what they want. The workers at the Hollywood studios…