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The Metro: UAW putting pressure on Detroit automakers to shift production to US

Robyn Vincent, Quinn Klinefelter, The Metro May 12, 2025

The impact from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on vehicles and auto parts is shifting into a new gear.Ford Motor Company...

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Created Equal: Organized labor could level up the video game industry

Sasha Bacon October 28, 2024

Video games are a huge part of American culture and a largely profitable industry. But even as the industry booms,...

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Teamsters Local 283 authorized a strike at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery by a 95% vote on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Union workers strike at Detroit Marathon refinery

Bre'Anna Tinsley, Jerome Vaughn September 4, 2024

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

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
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Fain at DNC warns of possible strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening

Russ McNamara August 21, 2024

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

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Medical school residents at Western Michigan University vote to unionize

Colin Jackson March 26, 2024

Residents at a medical school associated with Western Michigan University have voted to unionize. The WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School...

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain holds up a sign at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.
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UAW continues organizing efforts at non-union factories in the South

Russ McNamara January 19, 2024

Amid resistance from politicians and car companies, the United Auto Workers union continues its effort to organize in the South....

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United Auto Workers members attend a rally in Detroit, Sept. 15, 2023.
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Detroit Today: The UAW’s impact on union and non-union automakers

Detroit Today December 6, 2023

Following multiple contract wins for the United Auto Workers union, including their historic deal with Detroit's Big Three automakers and...

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Striking Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan workers picket in downtown Detroit.
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Detroit Today: Blue Cross Blue Shield union rep celebrates tentative agreement

Detroit Today December 6, 2023

Last week, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union, potentially...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019.
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UAW targeting 13 non-union automakers in latest organization efforts

Russ McNamara November 29, 2023

Fresh off the contract ratification with Detroit’s Big Three automakers, the United Auto Workers union is taking aim at organizing...

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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.
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Detroit Today: Is 2023 the year of the worker?

Detroit Today November 29, 2023

Throughout the first 10 months of this year, over 492,000 workers have gone on strike across multiple industries — more...

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Detroit Today: How the Detroit casino strikes fit into the labor movement

Detroit Today November 29, 2023

Last week, about 2,800 unionized casino workers with MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown voted to ratify new contracts,...

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