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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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WDET marks 75 years of broadcasting with audio history

Natalie Albrecht February 21, 2025

As WDET celebrated the end of its 75th year last Thursday, News Director Jerome Vaughn unveiled an audio history project...

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WDET celebrated the close of its 75th anniversary year with members on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.
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WDET celebrates wrap of 75th anniversary year with members at Majestic Theatre

Jenny Sherman February 14, 2025

WDET marked a major milestone in its history Thursday night as it wrapped its 75th anniversary year with a special...

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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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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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The newly renovated Roosevelt Park eliminated the road to create a unified park with lush gardens, swings, tables and walking paths.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit recognized for ‘blight to beauty’ projects; UAW, Ford make tentative deal + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 26, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we discuss recent honors given to the city of Detroit for two "blight...

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In this image from video, United Auto Workers members rally outside Stellantis' Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Sterling Heights.
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UAW planning strike votes against Stellantis

Russ McNamara September 18, 2024

The United Auto Workers plans to hold strike authorization votes at as many as 28 Stellantis local chapters in 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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Fain, UAW rally in Warren after Stellantis announces mass layoffs at truck plant

Quinn Klinefelter September 13, 2024

An ongoing fight between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis could have an impact on the race for the White...

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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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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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The UAW announced its endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president of the United States.
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UAW endorses Kamala Harris for president ahead of Detroit rally next week

Jenny Sherman July 31, 2024

The United Auto Workers union has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president following a vote by the UAW International...

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Volkswagen automobile plant employee Kiara Hughes celebrates after employees voted to join the UAW union Friday, April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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UAW makes history by organizing a VW plant in the South, now what?

Russ McNamara April 23, 2024

Over the weekend, workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee announced the results of their vote to join the...

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