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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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In this Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, photograph, the company logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2019 F-250 pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo.
  • Auto
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Ford to resume building Michigan electric vehicle battery plant delayed by strike, but scale it back

Associated Press November 21, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed...

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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.
  • Auto
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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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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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Detroit Evening Report: UAW officials share details of tentative agreement with Ford

Nargis Rahman October 30, 2023

Officials with the United Auto Workers have outlined the specifics of a tentative contract agreement with Ford announced last week...

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UAW President Shawn Fain walks the picket lines outside the Mopar plant in Center Line, Mich on Sept. 22, 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: UAW strikes historic deals with Ford, Stellantis and GM

Detroit Today, Sam Corey October 30, 2023

Ford became the first Detroit automaker to strike a deal with the United Auto Workers last week — a deal...

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FILE - United Auto Workers signs for a strike are shown at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, in Sterling Heights, Mich., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
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General Motors reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending 6-week strike

Associated Press October 30, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors and the United Auto Workers union reach a tentative contract agreement, according to an AP...

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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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United Auto Workers and Ford reach tentative contract agreement

Alex McLenon October 25, 2023

The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Company have reached a tentative deal on a new union contract.  It’s the...

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FILE - In this April 23, 2018, file photo, the logo for General Motors appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. General Motors reports earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Strikes trim profit at GM in an otherwise strong quarter

Tia Graham October 25, 2023

The ongoing strike by auto workers against General Motors is expected to cut pretax earnings by $800 million this year,...

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United Auto Workers picket outside the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly plant, Oct. 23, 2023.
  • Auto
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UAW expands strike to General Motors SUV assembly plant in Texas

Associated Press October 24, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union turned up the heat on General Motors as 5,000 workers walked off...

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