GM is likely to be the next company to settle because it has agreed to pull new electric vehicle battery factories into the UAW’s national contract, which essentially unionizes them.
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UAW’s confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but has he reached too far?
What began with 7,000 workers at one factory each of Ford, General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis has grown to 40,800 at 7 plants and 38 parts warehouses.
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Autoworkers strike at Stellantis pickup truck plant, shutting down big profit center
About 41,000 workers are now on strike against all three automakers.
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Question 4: What you need to know about the right-to-repair referendum
The technology to keep your vehicle on the road is changing. This referendum deals with who should have the right to repair it.
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Autoworkers aren’t striking only for higher wages. They want their pensions back, too
Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., and Stellantis NV are determined to consign pensions to the past even as striking UAW members are just as keen to revive them.
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Autoworkers union to announce plans on Friday to expand strike in contract dispute with companies
UAW wouldn’t say what action it would take on Friday, reiterating that all options are on the table.
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UAW strikes a Mercedes parts plant while union eyes more targets
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has said more plants would face walkouts if General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., and Stellantis NV didn’t sweeten their offers.
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Auto workers threaten to expand targeted strike if no progress by Friday
So far the strike is limited to about 13,000 workers at a Ford assembly plant in Michigan, a GM factory in Missouri and a Stellantis plant in Ohio.
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U.S. moves to force recall of 52 million air bag inflators that can explode
The U.S. government in May asked a Tennessee company to recall the inflators, but the company has refused to issue a full-scale recall, setting the stage for the possible court fight.
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In the market for an affordable used car? Good luck
Only 8% of used cars for sale in Maine are priced under $20,000 – a trend rooted in the pandemic.