The United Auto Workers has said it is prepared to strike at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis if a deal is not reached before current contracts end on Thursday.
Category: United Automobile Workers
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Auto Strike Looms, Threatening to Shut Detroit’s Big 3
With their contract expiring Sept. 14, the United Auto Workers and the companies are far apart in talks. A walkout could take a big economic toll.
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UAW Votes to Authorize Strikes if Negotiations Fail
The vote by workers at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis came as the United Auto Workers union seeks big raises and other gains in contract talks with the three automakers.
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New Union Leaders Take a Harder Line
Pushed by angry members, unions representing actors, autoworkers and UPS employees are becoming increasingly assertive under new leadership.
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Automakers Face a Labor Showdown as the E.V. Era Looms
The United Auto Workers leader vowed to be tougher than his predecessors in contract talks. His initial demands attach big numbers to that promise.
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United Auto Workers Open Contract Talks in Detroit
The U.A.W., with a more confrontational leader, aims to win back wage and benefit concessions and insulate jobs from the rise of electric vehicles.
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United Auto Workers Hold Off on Backing Biden, for Now
A memo by the union’s president underscores how some of President Biden’s moves to fight climate change could weaken some of his political support.
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Tesla and Musk Lose Ruling on Factory Union Issues
The New York Times – Business:A court upheld a finding that Tesla wrongly fired a worker involved in labor organizing and that a Twitter post by Elon Musk was illegally anti-union.
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United Auto Workers Usher In New Era of Leadership
The New York Times – Business:Shawn Fain, who ousted the incumbent president, is presiding over a convention to chart the union’s approach in contract talks this year.
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President Is Ousted in United Auto Workers Election
The New York Times – Business:Shawn Fain, an insurgent, edged Ray Curry after calling for a harder line in contract talks. The union has been dogged by corruption scandals.
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Tesla Workers in Buffalo Begin Union Drive
The New York Times – Business:If successful, the workers who help develop Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system would be the first group at the company to organize.