Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise

DETROIT (AP) — About 1,000 workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee,...

Detroit Evening Report: Union workers strike at Detroit Marathon refinery

Nearly 300 Teamsters union workers at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery went on strike Wednesday, following months of negotiations over worker...

Michigan Supreme Court sides with state in COVID-19 shutdown cases

The Michigan Supreme Court declined to take up a group of cases involving the state’s COVID-19 shutdown orders Friday. That choice...

MichMash: How will the repeal of ‘adopt and amend’ affect small business in Michigan?

Supporters of increasing the state's minimum wage and earned sick leave received a ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court on...

Democrats aim to address voters’ economic concerns as DNC high fades

Democrats continue basking in the afterglow of an energetic national convention, where Kamala Harris became the first Black woman to...

Fain at DNC warns of possible strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening

In a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain warned of a potential...

Detroit Evening Report: Excitement for Harris-Walz ticket grows; Michigan’s ‘Shark Tank’-style pitch competition + more

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, stories include this week's excitement at the Democratic National Convention around the Harris-Walz...

Created Equal: How Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling on minimum wage, sick leave will affect workers and businesses

Legislative Republicans' actions to halt the implementation of minimum wage increases and paid sick leave in 2018 was ruled unconstitutional...

Americans’ refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike

WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for...

Detroit Evening Report: Bangladeshi Michiganders rejoice amid news of PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation

Many Bangladeshi Americans in Michigan are celebrating on Monday after receiving word that the country's prime minister resigned and fled...

The Metro: Is China the future of the global automotive industry?

Detroit has been the epicenter of the global automotive industry for more than a century. Although foreign competitors from around...

Michigan Supreme Court sets stage for minimum wage boost

Minimum wage workers in Michigan are in line for a big pay raise in February under a ruling Thursday from...