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Alex McLenon

Ford sign in Dearborn, Mich.
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Annual Ford trend study finds changing views on AI, sustainability

Alex McLenon December 7, 2023

Ford Motor Company has completed its annual trends report. It’s a survey weighing public sentiment on a range of topics,...

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Speaking at the Detroit Economic Club, University of Michigan President Santa Ono said he is taking the sign-stealing allegations against U-M football seriously.
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  • Sports

University of Michigan president discusses Wolverine football scandal

Alex McLenon December 1, 2023

Fresh off a win against Ohio State, the University of Michigan football team is preparing to play the Iowa Hawkeyes...

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Southwest Airlines airplane
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AAA forecasts 1.7 million Michiganders to travel for Thanksgiving holiday

Alex McLenon November 22, 2023

AAA expects more than 1.7 million Michiganders will take a trip of at least 50 miles over the extended Thanksgiving...

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Unionized casino workers rallied in front of MotorCity Casino in Detroit on Nov. 15, 2023.
  • Jobs & the Economy
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Strike against Detroit’s casinos now in fifth week

Alex McLenon November 16, 2023

As the ratification process for new automotive contracts works towards completion, a strike against MotorCity, MGM Grand Detroit and Hollywood...

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United Auto Workers members hold picket signs and a flag near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
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Union contracts with Detroit’s Big Three now in hands of UAW members

Alex McLenon November 10, 2023

UPDATE: Union members at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have voted to ratify the tentative contracts described in this story....

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An aerial view of Michigan Central Station.
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Drones will fly in Corktown as part of new pilot program

Alex McLenon October 31, 2023

Michigan Central Station and the Michigan Department of Transportation are creating a so-called “Advanced Aerial Innovation Region” in Detroit. That’s...

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A person holds up a sign that says "Detroit is a union town" on Sept. 15, 2023, in Wayne, Mich.
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

United Auto Workers and Ford reach tentative contract agreement

Alex McLenon October 25, 2023

The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Company have reached a tentative deal on a new union contract.  It’s the...

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President of UNITE HERE Local 24, Nia Winston, speaks at a rally for striking union members in Detroit on Oct. 19, 2023.
  • Auto
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  • Jobs & the Economy
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Union members march in Detroit as strikes continue

Alex McLenon October 20, 2023

Thousands of striking health care, casino and auto industry workers marched through the streets of Detroit on Thursday.Walks started at...

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Striking workers wave their signs in the air.
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

Picketing casino workers talk important issues on first day of strike

Alex McLenon October 18, 2023

Picket lines formed outside of MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood at Greektown and MotorCity Casino on Tuesday as 3,700 workers went...

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Unionized casino workers rally ahead of a possible strike on Oct. 12, 2023.
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

Detroit’s casino union workers ready to strike if no deal is reached before midnight

Alex McLenon October 16, 2023

Update 10/16/23 at 5 p.m. ET: A spokesperson for MotorCity Casino responded to WDET's request for comment with the following...

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UAW President Shawn Fain walks the picket lines outside the Mopar plant in Center Line, Mich on Sept. 22, 2023.
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

After surprise walkout at Ford’s Kentucky plant, Fain warns UAW strike could expand ‘at any time’

Russ McNamara, Alex McLenon October 13, 2023

UAW President Shawn Fain announced Friday the union would not expand its strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers, warning that...

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GM Oshawa Unifor
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  • News

Canadian union Unifor reaches tentative contract with General Motors

Alex McLenon October 11, 2023

The union representing Canadian autoworkers, Unifor, has reached a tentative contract with General Motors. It comes after a strike lasting...

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