The union announced last week that it would go on strike if tentative contracts weren’t in place by 5 a.m. Monday.
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Biden endorsed by United Auto Workers, shoring up union vote in automaking swing states
The UAW endorsed President Biden, who also spoke to the UAW on Wednesday, courting union voters as the primary election season heats up.
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Maine’s labor movement sees big shift from small unions
Although the total number of unionized workers in Maine is historically low, there is a trend afoot among workers who feel emboldened, and that could lead to more unionization efforts.
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MGM and Caesars reach deals with Las Vegas hotel workers, narrowly averting a strike
The Culinary Workers Union on Thursday turned its attention to winning the same terms for 5,000 of its members who work at Wynn and Encore Resorts.
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UAW reaches deal with General Motors that ends strikes against Detroit automakers pending votes
Members could still vote down the contracts, but it’s likely they would bring labor peace to the domestic auto industry, at least until they’d expire on April 30, 2028.
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UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers’ cash cows
GM CEO Mary Barra told investors that the automaker already has made a record offer and the company won’t agree to a contract that doesn’t allow them to compete in the market.
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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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Baristas at Coffee by Design plan to form a union
Tuesday’s announcement would affect staff at the Maine-based company’s three coffeehouses in Portland.
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UAW strike hits Ford’s biggest factory, as 8,700 walk out in Kentucky
The Kentucky plant is Ford’s largest in the world, building the company’s profitable F-Series Super Duty trucks, as well as the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.