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FILE - The 2024 Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant, April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
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Analyst: Trump tariffs mean recession is likely for Michigan, Ontario

Russ McNamara April 4, 2025

Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower Friday after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. Not even...

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United Auto Workers members hold picket signs near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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General Motors becomes first of Detroit automakers to seal deal with UAW

Associated Press November 16, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the...

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File -A Ford Bronco is displayed at a Gus Machado Ford dealership on Jan. 23, 2023, in Hialeah, Fla. New union agreements with Detroit automakers reached during the past week will cost Ford, Stellantis and General Motors over $1 billion per year by the time they take effect in four years.
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Detroit Evening Report: New UAW contracts could mean higher vehicle prices for consumers

Jerome Vaughn November 1, 2023

The recent United Auto Workers strike against automakers may push vehicle prices higher, according to industry analysts.The union won significant...

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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.
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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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General Motors President Mark Reuss Hummer Electric Vehicle
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Michigan needs knowledge-sector jobs, says Crain’s Detroit Business columnist

Detroit Today January 28, 2022

Michigan companies are constantly vying for subsidies and incentives from lawmakers with the promise of creating more jobs. This week,...

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