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UAW workers picket Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on October 2, 2023 in Detroit
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Labor expert explains why union support remains high amid strikes

Russ McNamara, Jenny Sherman October 4, 2023

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

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

Russ McNamara February 17, 2022

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

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  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
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Ambassador Bridge blockade: ‘A lot of workers are affected by this’ 

Russ McNamara February 10, 2022

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

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UAW Votes for Direct Elections

Sascha Raiyn December 3, 2021

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

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UAW PIcket Line Strike GM Hamtramck Assembly 6.
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UAW Direct Election Referendum Ends

Sascha Raiyn November 29, 2021

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

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UAW PIcket Line Strike GM Hamtramck Assembly 6.
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Ballots for the UAW’s Direct Election Vote Are on the Way

Sascha Raiyn October 20, 2021

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

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Eric Truss UAW Local 600
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UAW Members Will Get a Chance to Change the Way They Elect Their Leaders

Sascha Raiyn June 4, 2021

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

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) 8/14/2019
  • Auto
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • Politics, Government & Finance

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

Detroit Today November 25, 2019

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...

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