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Hoffa legend endures 50 years after ex-Detroit union leader's disappearance

It was September 2012 and dozens of residents looked on as police cordoned off the area around a shed just northeast of Detroit

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UAW is threatening new, smaller strikes against Stellantis − while contending with pressure from a court-appointed monitor

The United Auto Workers is taking steps toward holding strikes that could interfere with some of Stellantis’ operations in the United States. Stellantis, formed in 2021 through a merger, is the international automaker that makes Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and other vehicles.

The Conversation

UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama

The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers

The four-year deal still has to be approved by 57,000 union members at the company, but the UAW called on Ford workers to return to their job, which would include the Chicago Assembly Plant.

Chicago Sun-Times

Autoworkers used to have lifelong health care and pension income. They want it back

Retirement security remains a sticking point in the ongoing talks between the United Auto Workers union and the Big 3 automakers. The union wants to see a return of pensions and retiree health care.

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Auto workers escalate strike, walking out at Ford's largest factory and threatening Stellantis

The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit's Three automakers by going on strike Wednesday at the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world

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Autoworkers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at a Ford Kentucky plant

The surprise move took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.

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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

Joe Biden’s visit to the UAW picket line is historic – and may pay off politically

The president standing ‘in solidarity’ with striking autoworkers is a powerful gesture that could resonate with key blue-collar voters

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About 13,000 US auto workers go on strike seeking better wages and benefits

About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.

France 24

UAW chief lays out plans for targeted strikes if auto talks stall

Dubbing them “stand-up strikes,” United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said the work stoppages can be expanded depending on progress in negotiations with Detroit’s three major automakers.

Chicago Sun-Times

UAW’s clash with Detroit Three automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms

The United Auto Workers current contract with Ford, GM and Stellantis ends Sept. 14. Workers on Labor Day say the gulf between union demands and the automakers’ position mean a strike is likely.

Chicago Sun-Times

UAW's clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms

A 46% pay raise

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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

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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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