Labor economy

DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union will expand strikes against General Motors and Ford Motor to two U.S. assembly plants at noon ET, UAW President Shawn Fain said Friday.The additional strikes will target Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant…
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Members of the United Auto Workers union picket outside the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 26, 2023.Matthew Hatcher | AFP | Getty ImagesDETROIT — The United Auto Workers union is holding up negotiations with Ford Motor…
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President Joe Biden speaks next to Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, as he joins striking members of the union on the picket line outside GM's Willow Run Distribution Center in Bellville, Michigan, Sept. 26, 2023.Evelyn…
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(L-R) Supporter Ryan Sullivan, and United Auto Workers members Chris Sanders-Stone, Casey Miner, Kennedy R. Barbee Sr. and Stephen Brown picket outside the Jeep Plant on September 18, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio.Sarah Rice | Getty ImagesDETROIT —…
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DETROIT — The United Auto Workers is expanding strikes to 38 parts and distribution locations across 20 states, targeting General Motors and Stellantis, UAW President Shawn Fain said Friday morning.The union will not initiate additional…
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UAW President Shawn Fain (center) marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit after a rally in support of United Auto Workers members as they strike the Big Three auto makers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.Bill Pugliano |…
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A United Auto Workers member on a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 15, 2023.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is no longer sending two key officials to…
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Former US President and 2024 Presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at the CWA (Concerned Women for America) Summit 2023 in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2023. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump is planning…
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United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.Bill Pugliano | Getty ImagesDETROIT — The most recent contract proposal by automaker Stellantis to…
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