UAW vs. the Detroit Big 3 automakers (2024)

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Big 3 autoworkers vote 'yes' to historic UAW contracts

November 16, 2023 • With voting nearly complete, long-time workers should soon see pay rise by about 33%, while some newer workers and temps will see their pay more than double. Final tallies are expected this weekend.

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Why you shouldn't be surprised that autoworkers are asking for a 40% pay raise

September 15, 2023 • Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

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Sky-high CEO pay is in focus as workers everywhere are demanding higher wages

September 13, 2023 • As autoworkers' real wages fall, top executives at the Big Three carmakers continue to earn tens of millions of dollars each year — hundreds of times more than the median employee.

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How Shawn Fain, an unlikely and outspoken president, led the UAW to strike

September 17, 2023 • The former union electrician was an underdog in recent UAW leadership elections, but with a tough love approach to auto companies in negotiations, he narrowly won. Now he's taking the union on strike.

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Why workers are resorting to more strikes this year to pressure companies

October 28, 2023 • This has been a watershed year. So far in 2023, there have been 22 major strikes: 17 at companies, making it the largest number of strikes in the private sector since 2011.

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Why this fight is so personal for the UAW workers on strike

October 4, 2023 • Third-generation UAW worker Eric Mullins can see what the union is fighting for, up close and personal, including the same pay as longer-tenured coworkers — and the same retirement his dad will have.

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Why a 4-day workweek is on the table for autoworkers

September 11, 2023 • Shawn Fain, the president of the UAW, is calling for a 32-hour work week at 40 hours of pay for autoworkers, an idea that was first embraced by the union's leaders almost a century ago.

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UAW members aren't all assembling cars. More and more are unionized grad students

October 19, 2023 • At its peak, the United Auto Workers union had 1.5 million members. Today, the "A" in UAW might as well include academia, as roughly 100,000 of the union's 383,000 members work in higher education.

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How the UAW strikes could impact car shoppers

September 23, 2023 • Historic as the UAW strikes may be, analysts say the actions are unlikely to impact car prices too much — for now. A new strike on parts distribution centers, however, could sting.

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Here's one potential winner from the UAW strike: Non-union auto workers in the South

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September 22, 2023 • If the UAW strike leads to a win for the union, southern auto workers believe that will lead to a pay up at plants like Nissan and Mercedes.

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With unprecedented strike underway, autoworkers want to 'play hardball'

September 15, 2023 • Autoworkers' emotions — from excitement to fear and apprehension — are running high as the United Auto Workers launches an unprecedented strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis at once.

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UAW announces new approach in its historic strike against the Big Three automakers

October 13, 2023 • A month after auto workers first walked off the job, UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will be ready to call for an expansion of its strike against Big Three automakers at any time.

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Why the transition to electric cars looms large in UAW talks with Big 3 automakers

September 13, 2023 • Wages, benefits and job security may be at the heart of union talks with Detroit automakers — but the rise of battery-powered cars looms large in the background.

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How the UAW strike could have ripple effects across the economy

September 16, 2023 • There are several ways the unprecedented United Auto Workers strike could hit the economy, but it will depend on how long the strike lasts and how many plants are affected, among other factors.

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UAW has a unique strike strategy. It keeps Detroit Big 3 automakers guessing

September 19, 2023 • For the first time, the UAW is on strike against the Big 3 U.S. automakers at once. Workers at three plants have been called out so far, with more to follow Friday if there's no progress on a deal.

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Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move

November 17, 2023 • Thousands of Swedish workers are rallying behind 120 Tesla mechanics. The workers are boycotting Teslas until the company signs a contract. Even postal workers may stop delivering mail.

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GM autoworkers' contract appears likely to pass over many workers' objections

November 15, 2023 • Even with pay raises of 25% and other improvements on the table, a large share of General Motors autoworkers are voting to reject the contract reached after a nearly seven-week strike.

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Why thousands of UAW autoworkers are voting 'no' on Big 3's 'life-changing' contracts

November 14, 2023 • After a six-week strike, the United Auto Workers union reached record contract deals with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. But as workers vote on the deals, some say it's not enough.

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UAW workers at major Ford and GM truck plants vote 'no' on record contract deals

November 13, 2023 • Big 3 autoworkers are voting on the record contracts that emerged after the six-week auto strike. While the overall tallies so far favor the deals, a majority voted no at two major truck plants.

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The UAW reaches a tentative deal with GM, the last holdout of Detroit's Big 3

October 30, 2023 • Record deals with all three unionized automakers means a historic 6-week strike is ending — for now. The deals still need to be ratified by members, who could choose to go back to the table.

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UAW reaches tentative deal with Chrysler parent Stellantis to end 6-week strike

October 28, 2023 • The tentative deal — which needs to be approved by members — comes less than a week after the union struck a similar deal with Ford. Meanwhile, the union is expanding its strike against GM.

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UAW and Ford reach a tentative deal in a major breakthrough in the auto strike

October 25, 2023 • The UAW reached a tentative labor agreement with Ford, although it still needs to be signed off by UAW's Ford leadership and then ratified by its full member