Stellantis announces 700 more layoffs at Kokomo Plant due to UAW strike
As the UAW strike against the Detroit automakers continues, Stellantis has announced temporary layoffs for 700 additional employees.
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As the UAW strike against the Detroit automakers continues, Stellantis has announced temporary layoffs for 700 additional employees.
No new strikes were announced today, but UAW President Shawn Fain said the union has entered a new phase and will no longer wait until Friday to announce strike expansions.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is set to give a bargaining update with Detroit's Big Three automakers at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 13.
Bargaining teams from the UAW and Stellantis met on Thursday. The Auburn Hills carmaker has already laid off hundreds of workers downriver at its Trenton engine plant due to the ongoing strike.
Although bargaining teams from the United Auto Workers and the Big Three are actively talking, those close to the discussions said Tuesday they are nowhere near a tentative agreement.
Companies that supply auto parts to Detroit's Big Three have also laid off hundreds of employees in recent weeks.
The automaker says the last day for 520 workers at the Trenton Engine Complex was Friday, Oct. 6.
The Anderson Economic Group estimates the first three weeks of the UAW strike have resulted in $5.5 billion in economic losses.
Three generations of Lynda Jackson's family have worked in Detroit's auto plants, and three generations have been union members.
UAW President Shawn Fain made an announcement on Friday, sharing the latest bargaining updates in the union's historic strike against the Big Three automakers.
Fain said General Motors has agreed in writing to place its electric battery plants under its national master agreement.
On Thursday, General Motors said it has presented a sixth offer to the union. Many of the details are being kept under wraps, but those close to the talks say there has been movement in a few key areas.
United Auto Workers strike is costing the automotive industry billions of dollars, but negotiations may have turned a corner.
Unifor's president says they are pushing for a pattern agreement to keep the Big Three automakers from "lowering our wages, cutting our work standards, or pitting workers against each other."
Meaningful progress has been made in the negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit's three auto companies.
Layoffs due to the United Auto Workers strike are stacking up. It comes as General Motors is now reviewing the latest counteroffer from the union.
Stellantis is recalling nearly 273,000 trucks in the U.S. because the radio software can stop the rear view camera image from being displayed.
The autoworkers' strike is now entering its third full week, and on Monday, we learned how much money the industry has lost so far because of it.
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UAW members hold a convoy rally along Jefferson Avenue near the UAW Solidarity House Friday night as members strike against the Big Three.
UAW President Shawn Fain said 7,000 union workers in Chicago and Lansing, Michigan, will join the historic strike.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday called for an additional 7,000 UAW workers to strike at noon Friday at Ford and General Motors plants.
The United Auto Workers union could expand its strike to additional locations if there isn't serious progress in negotiations by Friday. Here's what plants are currently being targeted.
UAW President Shawn Fain released a video update on Thursday addressing violence toward autoworkers on the picket line as the union strikes against the Big Three.
President Joe Biden visited striking UAW workers at a General Motors plant in Van Buren Township.
Police in Brownstown Township continue to ask for the public's help in locating a Monroe man who was last seen on a kayak as severe storms pushed into the western shore of Lake Erie.
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A Southeast Michigan man, who police say is a fugitive wanted in a 2001 murder, was arrested in Guatemala.
The U.S. military released a new batch of files related to UFOs, including one report from a Navy pilot who said a mysterious object was "unlike anything I had seen" in 28 years of service.
Detroit was one of just five major metros nationwide — along with Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and San Antonio — where the typical luxury home still sells for under $1 million, down from eight metros a year ago.
A Southeast Michigan man, who police say is a fugitive wanted in a 2001 murder, was arrested in Guatemala.
A suspect was taken into custody early Friday after a multi-city police chase on Thursday in Livingston and Oakland counties.
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The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Grammy Award-winning rapper and recording artist Ludacris won't be performing at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan, after initially being billed for the event due to an "unforeseen scheduling conflict," according to organizers.
Eight months ago, Hegseth told top military leaders there would be "no more beardos" and "fat troops."
The U.S. military released a new batch of files related to UFOs, including one report from a Navy pilot who said a mysterious object was "unlike anything I had seen" in 28 years of service.
Detroit was one of just five major metros nationwide — along with Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and San Antonio — where the typical luxury home still sells for under $1 million, down from eight metros a year ago.
Eduardo Valencia became the 10th Detroit player to homer in his first career plate appearance, Framber Valdez pitched seven innings and the Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night for a series sweep.
Investigators are looking into the possibility that a Michigan woman who went missing in the Bahamas earlier this year may not have fallen overboard from a dinghy as her husband has claimed.
The three-year agreement reached by the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council features competitive wage increases, stronger workplace violence protections and improved staffing ratios.
Sturgis Hospital shut down June 19 after more than 100 years serving St. Joseph County, and the nearest emergency department is now roughly 25 miles from patients who once had one 2 miles away.
As of July 9, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has received 1,251 reports since June 22.
For the second straight year, Detroit was ranked the third-worst city for bed bugs in the country.
Michigan health officials say the state's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to nearly 1,000 cases in just over two weeks.
Eduardo Valencia became the 10th Detroit player to homer in his first career plate appearance, Framber Valdez pitched seven innings and the Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night for a series sweep.
Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson homered and the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight game, beating the Athletics 6-1 on Wednesday night.
Phil Regan, who pitched for four major league teams over 13 years before spending five more decades in the game as a coach, manager and scout, has died.
Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year.
Detroit Tigers third base coach Joey Cora has left the club in the middle of his third season on the job.
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