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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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Detroit Evening Report: Marathon refinery workers end 3-month strike with new 7-year agreement

Sascha Raiyn December 17, 2024

The UAW strike has gotten much bigger. Plus, several family-friendly activities are available around Detroit this weekend. Those stories and...

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A person holds up a sign that says "Detroit is a union town" on Sept. 15, 2023, in Wayne, Mich.
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Looking back at the automotive labor movement in 2023

Alex McLenon December 27, 2023

One of the major events of 2023 was the United Auto Workers' strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers — Ford,...

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United Auto Workers members attend a rally in Detroit, Sept. 15, 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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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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UAW workers picket Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on Oct. 2, 2023 in Detroit.
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UAW reaches tentative agreement with Blue Cross, potentially ending strike

Jenny Sherman November 29, 2023

After 11 weeks on strike, the United Auto Workers union announced Tuesday it has reached a tentative "verbal agreement" with...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk the picket line during a strike at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, in Sterling Heights, Mich., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
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Ford and Stellantis workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

Associated Press November 20, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis, that along with a...

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United Auto Workers members hold picket signs near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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General Motors becomes first of Detroit automakers to seal deal with UAW

Associated Press November 16, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the...

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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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United Auto Workers members hold picket signs and a flag near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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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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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 President Shawn Fain calls on other auto worker unions to align contract expiration dates

Quinn Klinefelter, Jenny Sherman November 6, 2023

Members of the United Auto Workers are examining tentative contract agreements between the union and Detroit’s Big Three automakers, and...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Sept. 26, 2023.
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UAW members at the first Ford plant to go on strike overwhelmingly approve the new contract

Associated Press November 3, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative...

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File -A Ford Bronco is displayed at a Gus Machado Ford dealership on Jan. 23, 2023, in Hialeah, Fla. New union agreements with Detroit automakers reached during the past week will cost Ford, Stellantis and General Motors over $1 billion per year by the time they take effect in four years.
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Detroit Evening Report: New UAW contracts could mean higher vehicle prices for consumers

Jerome Vaughn November 1, 2023

The recent United Auto Workers strike against automakers may push vehicle prices higher, according to industry analysts.The union won significant...

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UAW members strike outside the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
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Detroit Evening Report: Tentative deal with GM could end UAW strike against Detroit automakers

Tia Graham October 31, 2023

The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative contract with General Motors on Monday, the last of the Detroit Three...

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