Major breakthrough with GM After threatening to strike a major General Motors plant in Arlington, Texas, Fain said the automaker has agreed to place electric vehicle battery plants under a national contract with the UAW. "This week, GM did something that was unthinkable until j...
So far, as September winds down, any impact on prices cannot be discerned clearly in our data. We have gone from 57 days’ supply when the strike started to an aggregate of 52 days, with every single one of the brands impacted having seen some tightening, but it’s not to a level t...
As the strike enters its third week, we look back on the expansion to 38 new production facilities and President Biden's visit.
The nationwide strike involves 50,000 workers and is likely to shut down production in U.S. plants.
(CBS DETROIT)- No new strikes were announced today, but UAW President Shawn Fain said the union has entered a new phase and will no longer wait until Friday to announce strike expansions. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain provided the update in a Facebook Live Friday morni...
UAW Members at Detroit Axle Vote 99% in Favor of Authorizing Strike Jan 16 On Wednesday, January 15th, over 400 Daimler Truck North America workers at Detroit Axle voted by a resounding 99% to authorize a strike if necessary. The postUAW Members at Detroit Axle Vote 99% in Favor of Autho...
Finally, NW Labor Press has a long look from a variety of readers what it feels like to be on strike Alright folks, I’m heading back to bed.Donate to our Long Covid recovery and treatment fund. Please, if you can,sign up as one of our 743 recurring...
The United Auto Workers called off its six-week strike on Monday after union leaders reached a tentative labor agreement with General Motors — the last of the Detroit Big 3 car manufacturers to strike a deal with the union. "Now that we have a groundbreaking tentative agreement at GM, we'...
Ford called the UAW's move to widen the strike on Wednesday "grossly irresponsible" and said it has made strong wage and benefit offers to the union. It said the move puts about a dozen other Ford facilities at risk, as well as parts supply plants. ...
Along with a wage hike and annual cost-of-living hikes, the UAW wants the Big Three to limit their use of temporary workers; strengthen job protections, including the right to strike over plant closings; and offer more paid time off. More broadly, the union argues that the Big Three reap...