The 4 key reasons why the UAW could strike GM, Ford and Stellantis this week
Time is running short to avoid a strike at America's three unionized automakers, and the distance between the United Auto Workers union and the companies remains large.
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Time is running short to avoid a strike at America's three unionized automakers, and the distance between the United Auto Workers union and the companies remains large.
Shawn Fain is one of the most important people in the US economy today. A year ago, almost no one knew who he was.
Members are gearing up, and negotiations are taking place around the clock, according to UAW president Shawn Fain. Aside from many of the points widely talked about, like time off, pay, and vacation, electric vehicles also play a role.
Labor experts say the automakers will have to increase their offer to at least 20%.
The United Auto Workers union on Friday rejected wage and benefit offers from all three Detroit automakers, raising tensions just six days before a strike deadline for 146,000 employees.
UAW worker Eric McIntosh says he's concerned that a strike could happen.
Ford announced Thursday about 8,000 UAW employees are receiving a wage increase.
A new tech hub in Detroit is working to help small startup companies create big solutions for some of the world's major issues.
The deadline to avoid a strike is Sept. 14. According to Stellantis, they plan to issue a counteroffer to UAW by the end of this week.
The 2023 North American International Auto Show runs Sept. 13-24 at Huntington Place in Detroit.
The head of the United Auto Workers warned that the union plans to go on strike against any Detroit automaker that hasn't reached a new agreement by the time contracts expire next week.
If the United Auto Workers union doesn't reach a deal with the three Detroit automakers before the current contract expires next Thursday night and members go on strike, it's expected to have a ripple effect across the economy, beginning with businesses near the auto plants.
The U.S. government is taking a big step toward forcing a defiant Tennessee company to recall 52 million air bag inflators that could explode, hurl shrapnel and injure or kill people.
Thousands of people marched down Michigan Avenue in Detroit on Monday for the city's Labor Day Parade.
Kia is recalling about 320,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a problem that could stop the trunk from being opened from the inside.