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Fried Food Restaurant Kitchen Cook Ford Field Chef 11/22/2017
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MichMash: Michigan minimum wage increase to take effect in February

Hernz Laguerre September 13, 2024

An increase in Michigan's minimum wage and required sick leave is set to take effect in February. This week on MichMash, host...

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain holds up a sign at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.
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Fain, UAW rally in Warren after Stellantis announces mass layoffs at truck plant

Quinn Klinefelter September 13, 2024

An ongoing fight between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis could have an impact on the race for the White...

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“The Democratic Party here has provided a Safe Zone — a safe zone for Chinese Communist Party affiliative companies to receive taxpayer incentives," said Peter Hoekstra (center), Michigan Republican Party chair, at a news conference with U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers and congressional candidate Tom Barrett in Lansing.
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Michigan Republicans and Democrats slam each other over Chinese investment in the state

Steve Carmody September 11, 2024

Michigan Republicans and Democrats exchanged barbs Monday over Chinese investment in the U.S. — and in Michigan in particular.Michigan Republicans...

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The Detroit skyline from the Gordie Howe International Bridge, still under construction.
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The Metro: How is the Gordie Howe Bridge construction impacting residents?

John Filbrandt September 10, 2024

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is expected to be complete in 2025. The bridge is being built in Detroit’s Delray...

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FILE - A logo of the General Motors is seen in Hamtramck, Mich., on Jan. 27, 2020.
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Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise

Associated Press September 5, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — About 1,000 workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee,...

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Teamsters Local 283 authorized a strike at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery by a 95% vote on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Union workers strike at Detroit Marathon refinery

Bre'Anna Tinsley, Jerome Vaughn September 4, 2024

Nearly 300 Teamsters union workers at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery went on strike Wednesday, following months of negotiations over worker...

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The Michigan Hall of Justice.
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Michigan Supreme Court sides with state in COVID-19 shutdown cases

Colin Jackson September 3, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court declined to take up a group of cases involving the state’s COVID-19 shutdown orders Friday. That choice...

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MichMash: How will the repeal of ‘adopt and amend’ affect small business in Michigan?

Hernz Laguerre August 30, 2024

Supporters of increasing the state's minimum wage and earned sick leave received a ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court on...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the crowd of delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Democrats aim to address voters’ economic concerns as DNC high fades

Quinn Klinefelter August 26, 2024

Democrats continue basking in the afterglow of an energetic national convention, where Kamala Harris became the first Black woman to...

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
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Fain at DNC warns of possible strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening

Russ McNamara August 21, 2024

In a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain warned of a potential...

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Kamala Harris buttons for sale outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Detroit Evening Report: Excitement for Harris-Walz ticket grows; Michigan’s ‘Shark Tank’-style pitch competition + more

Sascha Raiyn August 20, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, stories include this week's excitement at the Democratic National Convention around the Harris-Walz...

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An open for business sign hanging on the door.
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Created Equal: How Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling on minimum wage, sick leave will affect workers and businesses

Justina Giglio August 12, 2024

Legislative Republicans' actions to halt the implementation of minimum wage increases and paid sick leave in 2018 was ruled unconstitutional...

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