Labor expert explains why union support remains high amid strikes

As Michigan's "hot labor summer" transitions to a "fiery labor fall," support for the labor movement remains historically high in...

Baristas on strike at Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Co. “making unique labor history” 

Workers at Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Co. walked the picket line Wednesday demanding the owners of the Midtown Detroit café...

Ambassador Bridge blockade: ‘A lot of workers are affected by this’ 

The auto industry is taking a hit on both sides of the border due to the protest shutting down the...

UAW Votes for Direct Elections

More than 140,000 of the UAW’s nearly 1 million active and retired members voted in a court-ordered referendum. The vote...

UAW Direct Election Referendum Ends

The UAW’s international referendum on direct elections ends today. Ballots were mailed to members of the United Auto Workers in...

Ballots for the UAW’s Direct Election Vote Are on the Way

Ballots are headed to members of the United Auto Workers this week. The federal consent decree created in the wake...

UAW Members Will Get a Chance to Change the Way They Elect Their Leaders

An investigation into corruption within the United Auto Workers resulted in 15 convictions for union leaders and executives at Fiat...

Former Union Official Asks ‘Why Shouldn’t Rashida Tlaib Be Next President of the UAW?’

Jake Neher/WDET Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. The UAW corruption scandal has set...