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The Metro: Changes to Michigan’s minimum wage, sick leave 

Cary Junior II, The Metro February 26, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Court-ordered minimum wage and sick...

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The Metro: Many Detroit arena workers living in poverty, WSU survey finds

The Metro, Trevor McConico, Robyn Vincent February 12, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts Detroit is having a moment — especially downtown, where sports arenas...

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Members of Teamsters Local 283 picket outside the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Southwest Detroit on Oct. 24, 2024.
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Teamsters, Marathon Petroleum no closer to deal as strike continues

Russ McNamara, Alex McLenon October 25, 2024

Union members are still off the job at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Southwest Detroit. More than 250 members of...

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Vice President Kamala Harris addresses United Auto Workers members at UAW Local 900 in Wayne, Michigan, alongside her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (left) and UAW President Shawn Fain (right), on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
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VP Harris: ‘I will always stand with the UAW’

Russ McNamara September 26, 2024

Calling former President Donald Trump "one of the biggest losers" in the history of American manufacturing, Vice President Kamala Harris...

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FILE - A logo of the General Motors is seen in Hamtramck, Mich., on Jan. 27, 2020.
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Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise

Associated Press September 5, 2024

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

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A National Park Service grant awarded to the city of Detroit will fund a historic property survey of local sites related to Arab and Chaldean community history and the collection of local and family histories. 
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The Metro: Community history project in Detroit to collect Arab and Chaldean stories

The Metro February 28, 2024

Metro Detroit is home to one of the highest populations of Arab Americans in the United States. And recently, the...

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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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Unionized casino workers rallied in front of MotorCity Casino in Detroit on Nov. 15, 2023.
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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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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019.
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Tensions rise during Senate hearing with union leaders as UAW voting continues

Russ McNamara November 15, 2023

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other labor leaders were invited to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and...

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Unionized casino workers rally ahead of a possible strike on Oct. 12, 2023.
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Detroit Today: Why shareholder capitalism limits our economy

Detroit Today October 19, 2023

Growing strikes and labor disputes across various industries — from the health care sector and auto industry to more recently,...

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A line of striking workers picket outside of MotorCity Casino.
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Detroit Today: Casino workers say they are striking for respect and fair wages

Detroit Today October 19, 2023

The labor movement in America is having a moment, with workers across multiple industries attempting to take advantage of a...

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Union workers at Mack Trucks have voted down a tentative five-year contract agreement reached with the company.
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Workers at Mack Trucks go on strike after rejecting tentative contract deal

Associated Press October 9, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a tentative five-year contract agreement...

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