Latest United Auto Workers News
Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism
The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job to illustrate their value to both the national economy, and their employers' bottom line. Unions representing auto workers,...
Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is searching for an new CEO
DETROIT (AP) — Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is looking for a CEO to succeed Carlos Tavares, but the company says it's just part of a normal leadership succession plan. Tavares has been under fire from U.S. dealers and the United Auto Workers union after a dismal...
UAW fight with Stellantis escalates as union files unfair labor charges over factory commitments
The United Auto Workers' rift with Stellantis widened Monday as the union filed federal labor charges over possibly moving production of an SUV out of the country. The union said it filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board accusing Stellantis of illegally refusing to...
A strike at Boeing extends a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places
Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job at at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere early Friday after union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike. Organized labor has made itself heard over the past year and the number of actions taken by unions has soared. There...
UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — To Ruth Breeden, whose job is to assemble Ram trucks in this Detroit suburb, a simmering dispute between the United Auto Workers union and Stellantis isn't merely about whether her employer will reopen a distant factory in Illinois. To her, the standoff is a danger...
Stellantis to invest $406 million at 3 factories, a step toward meeting commitments in UAW contract
DETROIT (AP) — Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis will spend $406 million retooling three Michigan factories so they can build electric vehicles or battery parts to support a strategy of making vehicles powered by both gasoline and batteries. With its investment announcement Wednesday,...
Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise
DETROIT (AP) — About 1,000 workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, will get big pay raises now that they have joined the United Auto Workers union. GM and LG Energy Solution of Korea, which jointly run the plant, agreed to...
At Democratic Convention, UAW head threatens strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening
DETROIT (AP) — A high-profile spat between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis over reopening an Illinois factory complex has made its way into the race for U.S. president and could elicit a strike against the automaker. In a speech at the Democratic National Convention Monday...
Harris to meet with Teamsters, but union president isn't invited to speak at Democratic convention
DETROIT (AP) — Members of the Teamsters will host Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable discussion in the near future, but union President Sean O'Brien has yet to get an invitation to speak at next week's Democratic National Convention. Kara Deniz, a spokeswoman for the 1.3...
Auto workers union seeks NLRB investigation of Trump and Musk comments about firing striking workers
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk after the two discussed on social media about Musk supposedly firing striking workers. In documents filed Tuesday with...