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Sep 27 2023
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False Biden quote from Michigan UAW strike visit shared online
In remarks made while visiting striking autoworkers in Michigan, U.S. President Joe Biden said it was the first time he had marched as president, not that it was the first time he had marched in person. Social media posts are sharing a wrong transcription of his remarks. On Sept. 26, Biden joined members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union on the picket line outside a General Motors
ReutersSep 15 2023
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Staff strike in any respect 3 Detroit automakers in a battle for an even bigger share of business earnings
DETROIT (AP) — About 13,000 U.S. auto staff stopped making automobiles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge an enormous hole between union calls for in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are keen to pay. Members of the United Auto Staff union started picketing at a Normal Motors meeting plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford manufacturing unit in Wayne,
Palm Beach News CentralSep 15 2023
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Auto workers go on strike: 13,000 UAW members stop making vehicles in 3 states
DETROIT (AP) — 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. Members of the United Auto Workers union began picketing at a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, near
WTMJ 4 MilwaukeeSep 15 2023
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Detroit's Big Three Automakers 'Disappointed' In Historic UAW Strike
Ford, General Motors and Stellantis offered the union multiple proposals that included a 10 percent wage increase from GM, a 14.5 percent increase from Stellantis and Ford's 9 percent increase and a 6 percent lump sum added after. The union rejected all offers after initially calling for a 46 percent wage increase and a 32-hour workweek for its members. The union also wants to eliminate the
Patch.comSep 13 2023
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UAW plans limited strike against Big 3 Automakers Friday
The United Auto Workers are preparing for a limited strike against the Big Three automakers in Detroit on Friday. On Wednesday, union President Shawn Fain said negotiators were nowhere near reaching an agreement, and ruled out both any extension of the existing four-year deals with GM, Ford, and Stellantis as well as a contract extension while talks continued. Fain said the initial strike
MNC NewsSep 26 2023
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Talks with Ford 'very active' as Biden visits UAW picket line, Trump plans separate MI stop
WAYNE, Mich. (WXYZ) — According to sources familiar with negotiations, talks between the United Auto Workers union and Ford Motor Co. remain "very active." UAW negotiators spent the day at Ford headquarters, which has seen the most engagement and seriousness among the Big Three. The talks happened on a day the White House and the UAW called historic. For the first time, a sitting U.S.
ABC 7 WXYZOct 24 2023
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Stellantis ‘outraged’ by major Sterling Heights strike, announces more layoffs
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – Detroit Big Three automaker Stellantis on Tuesday announced more layoffs at two Michigan facilities just after the United Auto Workers union declared a strike at the company’s largest plant. Jeep maker Stellantis announced Tuesday, Oct. 24 that 525 more autoworkers were immediately laid off from its Sterling Stamping and Warren Stamping facilities in Metro Detroit,
WDIV 4 Click On DetroitSep 04 2023
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President Biden touts jobs and economy in Philadelphia on Labor Day – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden made his seventh trip of the year to the City of Brotherly Love on Monday, telling an audience of union workers that America’s best days are ahead of it, and that support for unions is the strongest it’s been in 60 years. “I told you when I ran for president I’d have your back, and I have,” Biden said. “There are a lot of politicians in this country who don’t
Pennsylvania Capital-StarSep 14 2023
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US autoworkers launch historic strike at GM, Ford and Stellantis plants
Union begins picketing at plants operated by General Motors, Ford and Stellantis for first time in 88-year history. Almost 13,000 auto workers in the United States have stopped working after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union launched a strike targeting all three of the country’s major car manufacturers for the first time in history. UAW members began picketing at three plants operated by
Al JazeeraSep 14 2023
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A Historic Strike Is Underway In America’s Auto Industry
Never before has the United Auto Workers union carried out a simultaneous work stoppage at all three automakers. But rather than strike every plant involved in the labor dispute, the union called on workers to walk out at only certain facilities when their contracts expired at midnight. In a Facebook Live announcement, the union’s president, Shawn Fain, said the first three struck facilities
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