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United Auto Workers members picket outside of GM's Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center in September 2019.
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US economy could lose $5.6B in revenue, mostly in Michigan, if UAW strikes for 10 days

Russ McNamara August 18, 2023

A new report shows that a strike by the United Auto Workers union would damage Michigan’s economy. The study estimates...

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FILE - United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain talks with autoworkers outside the General Motors Factory Zero plant in Hamtramck, Mich., July 12, 2023.
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UAW president on possible strike: We’re in it for the long haul

Russ McNamara August 16, 2023

Two weeks into contract negotiations and the leader of the United Auto Workers union is decrying the slow pace of...

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UAW building in Detroit.
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UAW president Shawn Fain calls Stellantis’ ‘concessionary offer’ trash

Ciaran Carr August 10, 2023

The United Auto Workers union is in its second week of negotiations with Detroit's three automakers.  UAW President Shawn Fain...

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A photo of a UAW sign.
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Pensions, 32-hour work week, retiree benefits part of UAW demands in contract talks

Russ McNamara August 3, 2023

The United Auto Workers released their demands ahead of contract negotiations with Detroit's three major automakers, and union members are...

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RenCen Renaissance Center Downtown Detroit GM 2 6/26/2019
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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.
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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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UAW PIcket Line Strike GM Hamtramck Assembly 6.
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: The issues driving negotiations between the UAW and Detroit’s automakers

Detroit Today July 19, 2023

Last week, The United Auto Workers began negotiations for a new labor deal with Detroit's Big Three automakers. In an...

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President Joe Biden drives a Cadillac Lyriq through the show room during a tour at the Detroit Auto Show, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Detroit.
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Biden taps Sperling to smooth UAW contract talks with Detroit automakers

Quinn Klinefelter July 10, 2023

The Biden administration is dispatching one of its top economic advisors to help smooth over relations between the United Auto...

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UAW PIcket Line Strike GM Hamtramck Assembly 1 9/17/2019
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MichMash: UAW, Detroit automakers expected to have tough negotiations in next contract talks

Hernz Laguerre April 26, 2023

The United Auto Workers is preparing for what is expected to be very contentious negotiations with the Detroit automakers this fall....

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UAW PIcket Line Strike GM Hamtramck Assembly 6.
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UAW president Shawn Fain promises union members will get their ‘fair share’ from automakers

Quinn Klinefelter April 24, 2023

The new president of the United Auto Workers says union members already have a list of demands for upcoming contract...

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headshot of a Black man in a gray suit and a blue tie
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UAW President Ray Curry faces election for the first time

Robert D'Andrea February 22, 2023

United Auto Workers President Ray Curry has been on the job since 2021 – but is running for election by...

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a white man in a red UAW polo shirt wearing glasses
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UAW’s Shawn Fain confident headed into union election run-off

Robert D'Andrea February 21, 2023

UAW members are voting this month in a runoff election in the union’s first ever direct election of officers in...

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