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UAW accuses Honda, Hyundai and VW of union-busting
12Dec By adminNo Comments
Money

UAW accuses Honda, Hyundai and VW of union-busting

UAW to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit UAW to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit 07:38 Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen are illegally trying to intimidate workers organizing with the United Auto Workers at three U.S. manufacturing plants, the labor union said Monday in announcing that it has filed a complaint accusing the car makers of unfair labor practices.Honda worke...
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UAW Hits Ram Pickup-Truck Plant in Latest Strike Expansion Against Detroit Carmakers
23Oct By adminNo Comments
World

UAW Hits Ram Pickup-Truck Plant in Latest Strike Expansion Against Detroit Carmakers

The United Auto Workers on Monday expanded its continuing strike against Detroit’s car companies by shutting down a pickup-truck plant, a surprise action that hit Chrysler-parent Stellantis’s largest U.S. factory.The 6,800-worker plant, located in Sterling Heights, Mich., in suburban Detroit, makes the Ram 1500 pickup truck, among the automaker’s most profitable vehicles. The walkout brings the total number of UAW-represented on strike at the Detroit automakers, including Ford Motor and General Motors, to more than 40,000, the UAW said. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Uaw: General Motors raises offer to autoworkers union ahead of UAW bargaining update
21Oct By adminNo Comments
Business

Uaw: General Motors raises offer to autoworkers union ahead of UAW bargaining update

DETROIT: United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is expected to update members Friday afternoon on progress in contract talks with Detroit's three automakers as General Motors increased its offer to the union. In a prepared statement, GM said it made an offer Friday with "substantial movement in all key areas in an effort to reach a final agreement with the UAW and get our people back to work." The company says the offer raises pay for most of the work force to $40.39 per hour, or about $84,000 by the end of a four-year contract. That's a 23% increase over the $32.32 per hour that most factory workers make. Compounded annually it's 25%. The company also said it reinstated cost of living raises for many employees that were given up in 2007, boosting the pay increase to over 30% by Septemb...
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