The GM Strikes Set the Stage for a Nationwide Workers’ Revolt

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 4, 2019 October’s Truthdiggers didn’t just obtain better conditions with their historic 41-day walkout; they set an example for all U.S. workers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

GM Workers Ratify Contract, 40-Day Strike to End

TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Oct 25, 2019 The United Auto Workers union now will turn its attention to bargaining with crosstown rival Ford Motor Co. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Workers Celebrate Deal With GM, Show Union Power in Industry

TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Oct 17, 2019 Over 31 days, strikers demonstrate the muscle the United Auto Workers union still has over Detroit's car manufacturers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

GM and Union Reach Tentative Deal That Could End Strike

TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Oct 16, 2019 The offer includes "major gains" for workers who have been picketing at U.S. factories for a month, United Auto Workers officials say. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Auto Workers Vote to Strike at General Motors Plants

TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Sep 15, 2019 It's still possible that bargainers could hammer out an agreement, but a union spokesman says it's unlikely because many issues are unresolved. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

UAW Extends Ford, Fiat Chrysler Pacts; Strike Possible at GM

TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Sep 13, 2019 United Auto Workers members could walk out of GM plants as early as Sunday—because union and company demands are so far apart. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America’s Forgotten Support of Adolf Hitler

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Jun 6, 2019 On the anniversary of D-Day, American University's Peter Kuznick reflects on one of the most shameful chapters in our nation's history. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Madness Driving Climate Catastrophe

H. Patricia Hynes / Truthdig Apr 5, 2019 A new book examines how corporate capitalism, through fossil fuel-based technology, has led the world to the point of destruction. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America Is a Socialist Country for the Rich

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 12, 2019 Donald Trump's latest State of the Union address elides an inconvenient truth about how our economy actually functions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Trump’s Economic Nationalism Is Crashing and Burning

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 4, 2018 GM's latest layoffs are a brutal reminder that American corporations exist only to advance the interests of their shareholders. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tariff Tensions Shadow U.S., Canada, Mexico Trade Pact Signing

ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Nov 30, 2018 President Trump signs a revised North American trade pact; declares it a victory despite issues over tariffs and its prospects in Congress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Detroit’: It Looks Like Vietnam, but It’s the USA

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jul 27, 2017 Director Kathryn Bigelow turns the tragic events of July 1967 in Detroit into a tense suspense film. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )