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Inkster native on a mission to preserve Detroit Jit

30Dec

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Inkster native on a mission to preserve Detroit Jit

(CBS DETROIT) - Dancing his way around the globe, an Inkster native is taking the spirit of Motown from coast to coast and across seas one dance move at a time."They call me 'Mike Manson dat be Dancin'," said Michael Manson Jr. "What I push is our native style, Detroit Jit, that's what I'm known for."Jit is a form of dance native to Detroit, blending elements of African dance, modern, jazz, and tap with fast moves and fancy footwork, and it's taken Manson more places than ever imagined."I taught in Bolivia, giving back to the community. I taught in Paris, giving back to the community," he said. "D.C., Minnesota, it goes on. If I tell you every place I've been, you would think I'm stroking my own ego."Regardless of how far he's traveled, his heart has always stayed true to home dancing for...

Mary Barra Spent a Decade Transforming GM. It Hasn’t Been Enough.

16Dec

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Mary Barra Spent a Decade Transforming GM. It Hasn’t Been Enough.

Updated Dec. 16, 2023 12:04 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)At a 2018 meeting with a senior General Motors team, Chief Executive Mary Barra stunned the room with a sharp U-turn. She killed plans for a new high-end Cadillac that already had gushing reviews from the automotive press. Her reason: the car’s gas-guzzling V-8 engine. Barra, deep into her quest to turn GM into an electric-car powerhouse, decided it would send the wrong message to showcase another splashy Cadillac—the GM brand known for innovation—that leans on fossil-fuel technology. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

The Migrant Crisis and the Urban Death Spiral

11Dec

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The Migrant Crisis and the Urban Death Spiral

Cities are organic entities. They have life cycles. They can thrive and grow or suffer and shrink. As secretary of housing and urban development, I learned this firsthand. Detroit wasn’t always the Detroit of today. San Francisco today is different from San Francisco 10 years ago. New York, Los Angeles and Chicago aren’t what they were 20 years ago. It’s time we opened our eyes to reality. Many cities are going backward.We are experiencing an unrecognized urban crisis as cities grapple with post-Covid realities. Cities were created primarily as locations for employment. Post-Covid remote work, Zoom meetings, abbreviated workweeks and increased mobility change the basic urban equation. Fewer people need to be in the city to work, and during Covid many adopted new lifestyles and locations. ...

Cinderella Denver Broncos and Ferocious Detroit Lions: An NFL Season Gone Mad

20Nov

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Cinderella Denver Broncos and Ferocious Detroit Lions: An NFL Season Gone Mad

Just sitting here on a lily pad at the edge of the universe, trying to figure out what happens if the Detroit Lions meet the Cleveland Browns in the Super Bowl.I assume the cosmos, as we know them, will abruptly collapse. There will be a flash of light, a rumble of thunder, a brief narration from the Voice of God, the late NFL Films narrator John Facenda, and that’s that. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

UAW Workers at GM’s Largest Plant Back Labor Pact, Boosting Deal’s Chances

15Nov

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UAW Workers at GM’s Largest Plant Back Labor Pact, Boosting Deal’s Chances

A majority of workers at General Motors’ largest U.S. factory voted in favor of a tentative contract with the United Auto Workers, bolstering the deal’s chances for approval as a tight vote enters its final hours.Workers at GM’s factory in Arlington, Texas, which makes large SUVs including the Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Tahoe, voted yes by more than 60%, according to Wednesday results from the local union chapter.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

UAW Urges Honda, Subaru Workers to Join Union

11Nov

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UAW Urges Honda, Subaru Workers to Join Union

Updated Nov. 10, 2023 12:17 pm ETThe United Auto Workers is mounting union-organization drives at Honda Motor and Subaru by asking workers to sign authorization cards indicating that they would like to join the union.The union on Friday posted links to social-media site X that included online forms workers at Honda and Subaru in the U.S. can fill out to express their support for UAW representation.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Honda Gives U.S. Factory Workers 11% Pay Bump Following UAW Wins in Detroit

10Nov

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Honda Gives U.S. Factory Workers 11% Pay Bump Following UAW Wins in Detroit

Nov. 10, 2023 10:21 am ETHonda Motor is giving many U.S. factory workers a 11% pay bump and making other improvements for these employees, a move that follows major gains secured by the United Auto Workers union in Detroit last month.The base wage increase is effective in January, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The Japanese automaker is also cutting the time it takes to reach the top wage in half from six to three years, a change that is similar to one won by the UAW in its negotiations with General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler-parent Stellantis.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Car Companies Agree to Pay Striking Workers in Unusual UAW Win

2Nov

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Car Companies Agree to Pay Striking Workers in Unusual UAW Win

Ford Motor, General Motors and Chrysler-parent Stellantis agreed to pay striking workers for their time on the picket lines, as part of new labor deals reached late last month with the United Auto Workers to end the union’s walkout. The move is an unusual one in the union’s history of negotiating with the car companies, according to people familiar with the talks. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

UAW reaches tentative labor agreement with General Motors

30Oct

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UAW reaches tentative labor agreement with General Motors

General Motors, UAW reach tentative agreement on new contract General Motors, UAW reach tentative agreement on new contract 00:17 The United Auto Workers on Monday reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract with General Motors, a move that is expected to end the union's six-week strike against Detroit's Big 3 automakers.The deal features a 25% wage increase across a four-and-a-half year deal with cost of living adjustments, the Associated Press reported. The deal mirrors a t...

Detroit Is Paying Up to End the UAW Strike. Now Carmakers Will Live With the Costs.

30Oct

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Detroit Is Paying Up to End the UAW Strike. Now Carmakers Will Live With the Costs.

Updated Oct. 30, 2023 7:47 am ETThe end of the United Auto Workers strikes against Ford Motor and Chrysler-parent Stellantis offered some relief in Detroit after a bruising six-week labor showdown. But the car companies aren’t in a celebratory mood.The details of the UAW’s tentative labor pacts with Ford and Stellantis, reached in recent days, show that the automakers’ labor-cost disadvantage to rivals such as Toyota and Tesla is about to get worse, just as many aspects of their growth plans get cloudier. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8