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UAW Workers At Mack Trucks Go On Strike Amid Progress At Detroit Automakers

4,000 workers of the trucking company owned by Volvo Group are on picket lines in three states.

Motor1

‘No deal? No wheels’ strikers chant at Far South Side UAW rally

Mayor Brandon Johnson also joined the rally, asking the cheering crowd “Is this a union town, or what?”

Chicago Sun-Times

UAW President Shawn Fain lambasts auto execs while wearing 'EAT THE RICH' T-shirt

The union's strike against the Detroit Three continues, but the UAW's president says that GM has now committed for future battery plant workers to be covered by the same contract as other workers.

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US auto workers halt strike expansion after concessions on EV battery plant

UAW President Fain praises breakthrough, with implications for labour arrangements undergirding green transition.

Al Jazeera

UAW pauses strike expansion after GM makes battery plant concession

General Motors agreed to bring electric vehicle battery plants into the United Auto Workers’ national contract, essentially assuring that they will be unionized.

Chicago Sun-Times

GM's Battery Plants Will Be Covered By UAW Agreement In "Major Breakthrough"

The move to unionize battery workers also averted a strike on GM's lucrative Arlington truck factory.

InsideEVs

‘Our strike is working’: UAW announces progress in talks with car giants

Shawn Fain says General Motors has made key concession on battery manufacture and does not announce additional strikes

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Why the UAW union's tough bargaining strategy is working

The United Auto Workers union isn’t backing down as it bargains for more compensation and better benefits in its new contracts with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Under the deft leadership of its president, Shawn Fain, and other officials elected in March 2023, the union has thrown the three companies…

The Conversation

Why the UAW strike could last a long time

The United Auto Workers' targeted strike against the Big Three automakers is about gradually ramping up pressure on the automakers while also stretching out the union's strike fund.

WEKU

Thousands of US workers are on strike today. Here's a rundown of major work stoppages happening now

It’s been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm

The Independent UK

America has a second, thriving auto industry–and a prolonged UAW strike could threaten it too

A study released by SEMA found that consumers spent $52 billion in the last year on car parts and accessories, fueling the specialty aftermarket industry.

Fortune

Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees

Among the many changes being sought by striking United Auto Workers is an end to a system that pays workers much different wages for doing the same job

The Independent UK

Tesla’s Lackluster Phase Could Be Temporary, Says Bullish Analyst

Tesla Analyst Sees UAW Strike as Win-Win, Expects Strong Demand in China

Zenger

How the FIA went from seven F1 new team bids to Andretti

And while there remain some big challenges ahead, because Andretti still needs to agree a commercial deal with FOM to be allowed to race, it is the closest F1 has had to a new team entrant for a while.

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Why this fight is so personal for the UAW workers on strike

Third-generation UAW worker Eric Mullins can see what the union is fighting for, up close and personal, including the same pay as longer-tenured coworkers — and the same retirement his dad will have.

Reason

A Raise for Auto Workers May Imperil Biden's Electric Vehicle Ambitions

The president voiced support for the union's goals on the picket line but companies are already struggling to build fuel-efficient cars that Biden wants to prioritize.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ford lays off hundreds at Chicago Heights plant amid ongoing UAW strike

About 330 employees were laid off between a plant in Chicago and one in Lima, Ohio. The company blamed the strike for disrupting operations and causing the layoffs.

Zenger

Detroit Faces Double Trouble As Casino Workers Threaten Strike Amid Auto Industry Disarray

Workers at Detroit casinos vote in favor of strike authorization as city grapples with ongoing UAW strike.

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The Guardian - US

Anti-Reagan cartoons and a jacket from Cesar Chavez: inside the UAW archive

As the United Autoworkers strike continues, the collection tells the story of organizing – and how little has changed

Chicago Sun-Times

Auto workers deserve to benefit from transition to clean energy, electric vehicles

Striking UAW members see the fear-mongering of the auto industry. Americans are being told we have a Hobson’s choice on electric vehicles: We can have them, but only at a cost to our neighbors who build them.

InsideEVs

Tesla Wages To Go Up In The Wake Of UAW Strike, Barclays Predicts

Barclays analyst Dan Levy said Tesla workers' wages would probably rise if the UAW strikes a deal with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.

The Guardian - US

Voter drive: Biden and Trump battle for blue-collar votes in auto heartland

It’s no coincidence the likely 2024 election rivals were both in Michigan wooing car workers – a key bloc in a key state

Fortune

5 economic shocks are about to hit the U.S. all at the same time: ‘There are storm clouds out there forming that we're all seeing and watching—fearfully’

Jerome Powell was asked if he shares the Fed staff’s view that the economy is headed for a soft landing last month. “No, I would not do that,” he said.

WEKU

Why the Obama era 'car czar' thinks striking autoworkers risk overplaying their hand

He was the lead adviser for the Obama administration when the government bailed out auto companies in 2009. Now, he is weighing in on the union strikes against the big 3 American automakers.

Fortune

How the electric vehicle market is driving innovation on the path to a greener economy

Private-sector leaders are primed to become a driving force behind the green economy, as investors, regulators, and customers call for greater sustainability and geopolitical uncertainties rock energy markets.

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