Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) says she hopes new laws to toughen penalties for threatening or assaulting health care workers will inspire more people to become medical professionals.

Whitmer signs new laws to discourage threats and violence against health workers

December 7, 2023

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hopes tougher laws will help stem the growth of threats and violence against health care workers. She...

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Ford sign in Dearborn, Mich.

Annual Ford trend study finds changing views on AI, sustainability

December 7, 2023

Ford Motor Company has completed its annual trends report. It’s a survey weighing public sentiment on a range of topics,...

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United Auto Workers members attend a rally in Detroit, Sept. 15, 2023.

Detroit Today: The UAW’s impact on union and non-union automakers

December 6, 2023

Following multiple contract wins for the United Auto Workers union, including their historic deal with Detroit's Big Three automakers and...

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Striking Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan workers picket in downtown Detroit.

Detroit Today: Blue Cross Blue Shield union rep celebrates tentative agreement

December 6, 2023

Last week, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union, potentially...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019.

UAW targeting 13 non-union automakers in latest organization efforts

November 29, 2023

Fresh off the contract ratification with Detroit’s Big Three automakers, the United Auto Workers union is taking aim at organizing...

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President of UNITE HERE Local 24, Nia Winston, speaks at a rally for striking union members in Detroit on Oct. 19, 2023.

Detroit Today: Is 2023 the year of the worker?

November 29, 2023

Throughout the first 10 months of this year, over 492,000 workers have gone on strike across multiple industries — more...

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Striking workers wave their signs in the air.

Detroit Today: How the Detroit casino strikes fit into the labor movement

November 29, 2023

Last week, about 2,800 unionized casino workers with MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown voted to ratify new contracts,...

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UAW workers picket Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on Oct. 2, 2023 in Detroit.

UAW reaches tentative agreement with Blue Cross, potentially ending strike

November 29, 2023

After 11 weeks on strike, the United Auto Workers union announced Tuesday it has reached a tentative "verbal agreement" with...

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In this Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, photograph, the company logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2019 F-250 pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo.

Ford to resume building Michigan electric vehicle battery plant delayed by strike, but scale it back

November 21, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed...

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Unionized casino workers rallied in front of MotorCity Casino in Detroit on Nov. 15, 2023.

Detroit Evening Report: Strike ends for MotorCity, Hollywood casino workers

November 20, 2023

Workers represented by the Detroit Casino Council have ratified a new contract agreement with Hollywood and MotorCity casinos, ending the 34-day...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk the picket line during a strike at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, in Sterling Heights, Mich., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.

Ford and Stellantis workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

November 20, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis, that along with a...

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Striking casino workers rally in Detroit on Nov. 14, 2023.

Workers ratify contracts at 2 of 3 Detroit casinos; MGM Grand strike continues

November 20, 2023

The strike is over for 2,100 workers at two of Detroit’s three casinos after ratifying tentative labor agreements over the...

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