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America Is barreling toward a summer of strikes

More than 650,000 American workers are threatening to go on strike this summer — or have already done so — in an avalanche of union activity not seen in the U.S. in decades.

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Workers striking for greener jobs

Unions are working together to push for better environmental standards and greener technology in the industry

Salon

Editorial: Electric vehicles are coming. The UAW must adapt.

The United Auto Workers just launched contract negotiations with the Big Three North American automakers, and few will be surprised if the result is a strike.

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UAW Report Exposes Unsafe Conditions And Low Wages At GM-LG Battery Plant

Ultium Cells Lordstown faces scrutiny over worker safety and pay disparities in electric vehicle production.

Zenger

Threats of a strike heating up even before UAW begins negotiations with automakers

Whenever the United Auto Workers union begins negotiating a new contract with Detroit’s three automakers, threats of a strike are typically heard among union members

The Independent UK

UAW's fight against GM's battery joint venture intensifies with new union report

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers is intensifying its fight against General Motors Co. and partner LG Energy Solution for the "high risk and low pay" it is offering the workforce at its Ultium Cells LLC joint-venture battery cell plant in Warren, Ohio.

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The fight for COLA: Why the UAW is pushing hard to restore long-lost benefit

DETROIT — Rob Pacheco estimates that he brought home more money 20 years ago than he does today because of concessions autoworkers made to help save the U.S. auto industry during the Great Recession.

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UAW's legal team overhaul continues as Fain copes with federal investigations

DETROIT — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain dumped attorneys from a Chicago law firm that was paid more than $3.2 million to handle the union's response to a landmark federal corruption investigation after firing UAW General Counsel Abigail Carter and two members of the union's legal team.

Tribune News Service

Biden's push for electric cars alienates longtime union allies

The UAW doesn't like Biden's push for EVs.

Axios

Tennessee, Kentucky battery plants for Ford electric vehicles on track for $9.2B federal loan

The U.S. Department of Energy says massive battery plants planned in Tennessee and Kentucky for Ford’s electric vehicles are on track to receive up to a $9.2 billion federal loan

The Independent UK

Stellantis Shrinking US Workforce, Offers Buyouts To 33K Employees: Report

The voluntary buyouts are aimed largely at hourly workers in a bid to make the company more efficient.

Motor1

New UAW leader already has issues with Detroit automakers

The new president of the United Auto Workers union isn't happy with Detroit's three automakers

The Independent UK

Rutgers strike shows rising militancy

While beltway Democrats push their party toward the middle, the labor movement is willing to disrupt the status quo

Salon

Newly elected United Auto Workers leader strikes militant tone ahead of contract talks

The UAW has a new president, Shawn Fain, who is promising a return to aggressive political activity by the union, along with a tougher approach with auto companies.

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Court Orders Musk To Delete Tweet Threatening Union-Seeking Workers

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's 2018 tweet suggested that Tesla workers could lose stock options if they formed a union.

ABC News

Elon Musk's 2018 tweet on Tesla union campaign violated labour laws, US court rules

A US appeals court rules Tesla CEO Elon Musk violated federal labour law by tweeting that employees of the electric vehicle maker would lose stock options if they joined a union.

Tribune News Service

Musk must erase threatening tweet in labor fight, court says

Elon Musk is in tweeting purgatory again.

The Independent UK

Court: 2018 Musk tweet unlawfully threatened UAW efforts

A federal appeals court has ruled that a 2018 Twitter post by Tesla CEO Elon Musk unlawfully threatened Tesla employees with the loss of stock options if they decided to be represented by a union

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UAW VP: 'We have to start punching back' to save Jeep plant in Illinois

DETROIT — A vice president of the United Auto Workers made an impassioned call Tuesday to save an indefinitely idled Jeep plant in Illinois on day two of the Detroit-based union's bargaining convention.

WEKU

The president of the United Auto Workers union has been ousted in an election

A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers.

Tribune News Service

Fain wins historic UAW presidential race, will be sworn in Sunday

DETROIT — United Auto Workers presidential candidate Shawn Fain has defeated incumbent Ray Curry in a historic, first-ever direct election for the union's highest office, the federal monitor overseeing the vote confirmed Saturday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Challenger claims win in race to lead United Auto Workers

The challenger in the race for the United Auto Workers’ top leadership post claimed victory Saturday in a close election that is likely to give his slate of candidates control of the huge union

The Independent UK

Dozens at big Nissan Tennessee plant will vote on own union

A group of 75 tool and die technicians at a Nissan assembly plant in Tennessee with thousands of workers will hold a long-delayed vote on whether to form a union

Motor1

Stellantis Puts Illinois Plant On Pause Before Potentially Closing It

The UAW said the decision will not stand.

The Independent UK

Stellantis idles Illinois plant, takes step toward closure

Stellantis is moving closer to closing its factory in Belvidere, Illinois, as it prepares for the costly transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles

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