October 7, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit News, October 6, 2019) DETROIT — The United Auto Workers national strike against General Motors Co. is poised to begin its fourth week Monday after negotiations took “a turn for the worse” over the weekend, Vice President Terry Dittes told...
October 4, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit News, October 3, 2019) DETROIT — Some analysts estimate the UAW’s nationwide strike against General Motors has cost the company about $1 billion so far. But GM can withstand the financial losses because of what it stands to gain with a new UAW...
October 4, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit News, October 4, 2019) DETROIT — General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers were expected to resume contract negotiations Friday morning, as the national strike against the Detroit automaker persisted into its 19th day. Full story: Detroit...
October 3, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit News, October 2, 2019) DETROIT — Details of General Motors Co.’s Monday night offer to the striking United Auto Workers began to emerge late Wednesday, with wage increases or lump-sum payments offered in all four years of a proposed contract,...
October 2, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit News, October 2, 2019) DETROIT — Negotiators with General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers resumed talks Wednesday morning, continuing their back-and-forth as the national strike against the Detroit automaker extended into a 17th day. Full...
October 1, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit News, September 30, 2019) DETROIT — The United Auto Workers and General Motors Co. were back in negotiations Monday on day 15 of a national strike against the Detroit automaker — and a major sticking point for the negotiations seems to be the...
September 30, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit Free Press, September 30, 2019) DETROIT — On the UAW picket line Friday morning at General Motors’ Hamtramck Assembly Plant, Karlton Byas, 63, of Detroit, a veteran safety trainer at the factory, admitted the lack of paychecks is starting to...
September 27, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit News, September 25, 2019) DETROIT — When handshakes opened labor talks in July, United Auto Workers President Gary Jones promised to halt what he called a “race to the bottom” and to fight against “wage loss.” Full story: Detroit...
September 27, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit Press, September 26, 2019) DETROIT — In a significant reversal, General Motors has told the UAW that it will continue to pay for health coverage of striking workers. Full story: Detroit Press
September 27, 2019 | Headlines, Teamsters, Unions
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 26, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A House committee yesterday approved legislation that would enhance workers’ ability to organize on the job so they can advocate for better wages and working...
