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Detroit Evening Report: State corrections officers union calls for National Guard deployment amid prison staffing shortages

Sascha Raiyn July 9, 2024

Michigan's corrections officers' union has asked the governor to enlist the National Guard to help staff prisons.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Volkswagen automobile plant employee Kiara Hughes celebrates after employees voted to join the UAW union Friday, April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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UAW makes history by organizing a VW plant in the South, now what?

Russ McNamara April 23, 2024

Over the weekend, workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee announced the results of their vote to join the...

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Created Equal: Will the UAW break the southern anti-union stronghold?

Created Equal April 18, 2024

The United Auto Workers union is close to organizing workers in Volkswagen’s auto plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Voting began on Wednesday,...

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Vote to organize Volkswagen plant in Tennessee begins; UAW seeks big win in the South

Russ McNamara April 17, 2024

Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. are deciding whether to join the United Auto Workers union. The start...

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Medical school residents at Western Michigan University vote to unionize

Colin Jackson March 26, 2024

Residents at a medical school associated with Western Michigan University have voted to unionize. The WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School...

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Union workers at Detroit’s Marathon refinery approve strike authorization

Quinn Klinefelter February 16, 2024

Union workers at Detroit’s Marathon Petroleum refinery have authorized their leadership to call for a strike if they cannot reach...

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain meets with the media at a Mopar Parts Distribution Center in Center Line, Mich.
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UAW endorsement of Biden comes amid massive organizing campaign

Russ McNamara February 5, 2024

President Joe Biden was in metro Detroit for a campaign stop last week to meet with voters and union leaders....

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President Joe Biden is greeted by Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, as he arrives to speak to a United Auto Workers' political convention, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Washington.
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Detroit Evening Report: UAW endorses Joe Biden for president

Jerome Vaughn January 24, 2024

The United Auto Workers union has endorsed President Joe Biden for re-election. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts,...

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Protestors calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war block traffic on New York Avenue NW in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
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UAW leader Shawn Fain joins calls for ceasefire in Gaza

Russ McNamara December 15, 2023

With the conflict between Israel and Hamas now in its second month, the calls for a ceasefire are growing louder....

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

Detroit Today 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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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler rallies with striking casino workers in front of MotorCity Casino in Detroit on November 15, 2023.
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Detroit casino workers reach tentative deal with Detroit casinos

Jenny Sherman November 17, 2023

After months of negotiations and 32 days on strike, the Detroit Casino Council has reached a tentative agreement for a...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019.
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Tensions rise during Senate hearing with union leaders as UAW voting continues

Russ McNamara November 15, 2023

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other labor leaders were invited to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and...

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