A Choice Not an Echo on the UAW Strike Think of tonight’s debate as test of whether the GOP will offer the American people a choice for which party can defend workers best or an echo of a misremembered past. The Republican Party has talked a very good game in recent years about representing the
UAW President: 20% of Big Three Powertrain Workers Stand to Lose Jobs Under Electric Vehicle Transition
September 26, 2023 by
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” UAW President Shawn Fain discussed endorsing a candidate in the 2024 presidential race and stated that there are issues with workers possibly being left behind in the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, and stated that “20% of the powertrain workers in the Big Three stand
UAW President: Companies Got Billions from Inflation Reduction Act, Workers Haven’t
September 26, 2023 by
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” UAW President Shawn Fain talked about endorsing a candidate in the 2024 presidential contest and demands to the White House around guarantees for employees around electric vehicle provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and stated that “it’s back to the same old story. When the corporations come to
UAW to Strike All Big Three Automakers at the Same Time for First Time in History
September 24, 2023 by
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images The United Auto Workers (UAW) union will go on strike against all of Detroit’s big three automakers at the same time for the first time in the union’s history, after General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis failed to reach a labor agreement with the union before their contracts expired Thursday night. “Tonight for
Summers: Deal on Battery Plants Between UAW, Big 3 Will Be Harder to Reach than an Agreement on Wage Increase
September 24, 2023 by
During an interview aired on Friday’s edition of Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week,” Harvard Professor, economist, Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, and Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton Larry Summers argued that it will be more difficult for the UAW and automakers to reach an agreement on things like battery plants
Ford: 600 Michigan Workers Temporarily Laid Off as UAW Strikes Ramp Up
September 23, 2023 by
A large batch of Ford workers at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne have been temporarily laid off as the company endures the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. The company said Friday the number of workers was approximately 600, WWMT reported Friday. The workers affected are from the body construction department and the south sub-assembly
Republicans squeeze Democrats on labor as UAW strike explodes in Michigan
September 18, 2023 by
United Auto Workers members attend a rally in Detroit on Sept. 15, 2src23. | Paul Sancya/AP Photo Republicans are testing whether they can widen the Democratic Party rift exposed by the United Auto Workers strike as they try to reclaim the Senate and the White House. The GOP sees the UAW walkout as a potential