UPS, the Hollywood studios and the Detroit automakers appear to have been taken aback by the tactics and tougher style adopted by new union leaders.
Category: Fain, Shawn
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U.A.W., Citing Progress in Talks, Does Not Expand Strikes
The United Automobile Workers said on Friday it had secured an important concession from General Motors regarding the contracts of workers at battery factories.
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New U.A.W. Chief Has a Nonnegotiable Demand: Eat the Rich
Shawn Fain’s disdain for the “billionaire class” informs his showdown with Detroit’s automakers. Now he must prove that his hard-core tactics pay off.
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U.A.W. Will Expand Strikes at Ford and G.M.
The United Automobile Workers union said more of its members would walk off the job two weeks after it began strikes at the Big Three automakers.
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Trump, Weighing In on Auto Strike, Has a Mixed Legacy on Unions
The former president will be making a campaign stop in Michigan on Wednesday amid the United Automobile Workers’ strike. He has both appeased unions and sought to circumvent them.
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Why Biden and Trump Are Courting Striking Autoworkers
The president and his leading Republican rival are heading to Michigan to address members of the U.A.W., whose political clout is growing.
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Biden Heads to UAW Picket Line in Michigan
President Biden’s trip comes a day before former President Donald J. Trump arrives in Michigan, as the two men offer dueling messages to a powerful voting bloc in a key swing state.
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U.A.W. Extends Walkouts to More Plants, but Cites Progress in Ford Talks
The union designated 38 parts distribution factories as additional strike targets at G.M. and Stellantis.
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U.A.W. Threatens Strikes at More Plants
The United Auto Workers union said workers would walk out of more plants on Friday if it didn’t make progress in talks with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.
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Strike Is a High-Stakes Gamble for Autoworkers and the Labor Movement
Experts on unions and the industry said the U.A.W. strike could accelerate a wave of worker actions, or stifle labor’s recent momentum
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Unions Stick With Hardball Tactics Like Strikes
In contract disputes from Detroit to Hollywood, organized labor leaders are holding firm in their efforts to gain more pay and job security for members.