The Associated PressNov 2, 2019
President Gary Jones requests to go on paid sabbatical to limit distractions amid a federal investigation of corruption within the union. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
TOM KRISHER / The Associated PressOct 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 )
TOM KRISHER / The Associated PressOct 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 )
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TOM KRISHER / The Associated PressSep 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 )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigDec 29, 2018
Our longest-serving president would leave a deep mark on the American psyche. But was he saint or villain, and what was his true legacy? Dig deeper ( 44 Min. Read )
By Deirde Fulton / Common DreamsAug 24, 2016
The National Labor Relations Board announced that a previous ruling—that graduate workers were not entitled to collective bargaining because they are students—was flawed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 19, 2013
Volkswagen and the United Auto Workers are working toward labor harmony with union representation at VW’s Chattanooga plant. So a right-wing anti-union group is mounting the fight that VW doesn’t want to wage, fearing that success by the UAW could give unionization momentum in the "right-to-work" South. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
BLANKOct 11, 2013
The United Auto Workers union has mounted significant efforts to do what seems the impossible: Organize two foreign-owned auto plants in the Deep South, the cradle of the nation's right-to-work movement. Their success could mean a rebirth for a major player in organized labor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 13, 2012
What appears to be an impromptu shift in Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s stance on the right-to-work bill he signed into law this week was a consequence of months of planning supported by the Koch family and the behind-the-scenes conservative lobby group ALEC. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 2, 2012
The United Auto Workers is expected to file a complaint that accuses Mitt Romney of violating the federal Ethics in Government Act by concealing a multimillion dollar windfall he received in the auto industry bailout, journalist Greg Palast reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 18, 2011
The United Auto Workers and GM announced late Friday that after more than seven weeks of negotiations the two had agreed on a four-year contract that included new jobs, improved profit-sharing and better health care benefits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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