Detroit Evening Report: Casino workers prepare to strike as contract expiration nears
Unionized workers from Detroit's three casinos — MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood at Greektown — voted overwhelmingly late...
Upcoming union contract negotiations with Meijer could affect thousands
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 951 will be pushing for higher wages and improved benefits for more than...
Detroit Today: Will Detroit’s casinos bet on their workers?
On Friday, 99% of union workers from Detroit’s three casinos — MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood Casino at Greektown and MotorCity...
Unifor sets targets on GM after ratifying deal with Ford
Canadian auto workers represented by Unifor ratified a new deal with Ford Motor Company over the weekend, winning significant wage...
Ford reaches tentative deal with Canadian auto workers union
Thousands of unionized auto workers in Canada will remain on the job after brokering a tentative new contract with Ford...
Detroit Today: How innovations like AI affect labor negotiations
Negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and Detroit automakers appear to be at a standstill — with contract negotiations...
MichMash: Michigan Dems strengthening unions’ political fundraising
Michigan Democrats are approving legislation that would accommodate union members to make political donations. Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts,...
Detroit Today: Unionized Starbucks workers still haven’t negotiated contracts
A year ago, labor supporters were thrilled when Amazon and Starbucks workers created unions at their respective workplaces. It gave...
UAW President Ray Curry faces election for the first time
United Auto Workers President Ray Curry has been on the job since 2021 – but is running for election by...
UAW’s Shawn Fain confident headed into union election run-off
UAW members are voting this month in a runoff election in the union’s first ever direct election of officers in...
How nostalgia for an economic past changes Michigan politics today
There was a moment during the pandemic when things felt optimistic for many. The labor market was getting tighter, people...
Detroit Evening Report, September 12, 2022: U.S. railroad unions threaten to strike
Unionized railroad workers are threatening to go on strike if contract negotiations aren’t settled this week. A strike could...