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Alex McLenon

GM Oshawa Unifor
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Canadian union Unifor reaches tentative contract with General Motors

Alex McLenon October 11, 2023

The union representing Canadian autoworkers, Unifor, has reached a tentative contract with General Motors. It comes after a strike lasting...

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UAW members strike outside of Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

Union members, automakers losing money as UAW strikes continue

Alex McLenon October 6, 2023

It’s been three weeks since the United Auto Workers union's contracts with Ford, Stellantis and General Motors expired. The last...

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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2022, photo, Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, a teenager accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School, appear in court in Rochester Hills, Mich.
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Ethan Crumbley’s parents will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges

Alex McLenon October 3, 2023

Jennifer and James Crumbley will stand trial on charges stemming from the mass shooting their son, Ethan, committed at Oxford...

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain greets striking workers at a Mopar Parts Distribution Center in Center Line, Michigan.
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Union leaders react to Biden’s Detroit visit in support of UAW

Alex McLenon September 27, 2023

President Joe Biden joined United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on a picket line at General Motors parts warehouse in...

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UAW members picket outside Ford's assembly plant on Sept. 15, 2023, in Wayne, Mich.
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

UAW members demand a fair contract during strike at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant

Alex McLenon September 15, 2023

The United Auto Workers union is striking against Detroit's automakers after the two sides failed to reach a deal before...

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A hydrogen semi-truck sitting inside Quantron's Auburn Hills, Mich facility.
  • Auto
  • News

Hydrogen represents an option to electrify the trucking industry and beyond

Alex McLenon September 11, 2023

Detroit’s automakers have been pushing to add more electric vehicles to their showroom lineups. But while standard EVs may be...

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A used car dealership lot.
  • Auto
  • News

Affordable used cars are harder to find than prior to COVID-19 pandemic

Alex McLenon August 28, 2023

Used vehicles five years old or newer with price tags under $20,000 made up half of the resale market in...

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Speakers at the Shepherd House groundbreaking ceremony pose for a photo op.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News

Construction begins on LGBTQ+ inclusive affordable housing development in Ferndale

Alex McLenon August 24, 2023

Construction has started on a new affordable housing development for elderly members of the LGBTQ+ community in Ferndale.The facility with...

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Macomb County announces pump station upgrades in St. Clair Shores
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Macomb County announces pump station upgrades in St. Clair Shores

Alex McLenon August 10, 2023

The Chapaton Pump Station and Retention Treatment Basin at 9 Mile Rd and Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores is...

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RenCen Renaissance Center Downtown Detroit GM 2 6/26/2019
  • Auto
  • News

General Motors president talks strong Q2 as contract negotiations with UAW ongoing

Alex McLenon July 28, 2023

General Motors shared a largely positive second quarter earnings report with investors this week. The manufacturer says it generated roughly...

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United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain, left, talks with autoworkers outside the General Motors Factory Zero plant in Hamtramck, Mich., Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
  • Auto
  • News

Job security and cost reduction part of UAW, Detroit automakers contract talks

Alex McLenon July 23, 2023

Detroit’s automakers and the United Auto Workers are currently in collective bargaining talks. Discussions are ongoing with General Motors —...

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Actor Hill Harper speaking at an event in Detroit, Mich. on July 11, 2023, launching his Democratic party nomination bid for U.S. Senate.
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Hill Harper launches US Senate bid with event at Detroit’s Cadillac Square

Alex McLenon July 12, 2023

Hill Harper, an actor best known for roles in hit TV shows such as “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,”...

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