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BREAKING: Saginaw Nexteer employee tests positive for COVID-19 | News
An employee at a Nexteer plant in Saginaw has tested positive for COVID-19. An A shift employee at Saginaw Plant three has tested positive for coronavirus, according to United Autoworkers 699. UAW officials said the employee has been out of the plant since March 18 and claim there is a limited risk of exposure. Nexteer …
UAW board moves to remove union president Gary Jones from office
United Auto Workers President Gary Jones delivers remarks at the opening plenary session of the National Association of the Advancement for Colored People’s annual convention in Detroit, July 22, 2019. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – The executive board of the United Auto Workers has started the process to remove President Gary Jones from his …
UAW Ends Strike Against GM, Ratifies New Contract : NPR
A member of the United Auto Workers pickets earlier this month outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa. On Friday the union’s members voted to ratify a tentative deal with the automaker, bringing an end to a national strike that lasted 40 days. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP A member of …
GM strike: UAW and General Motors reach tentative deal to end autoworker strike
The news that the union’s negotiators had struck a tentative deal with GM after more than a month of meetings in Detroit was greeted with a sense of cautious optimism here by workers, who have endured many challenges as the fight dragged on. They missed paychecks and endured increasingly cold temperatures waiting for any sign …
UAW board approves pay increase for striking workers
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) discusses the current state of the General Motors strike and its impact on the economy. The United Auto Workers board voted on Saturday to bump up workers’ strike pay by $25 a week and allow them to take part-time jobs and still qualify for the benefit. The decision comes as the …
GM appeals directly to employees as strike losses mount, riling UAW
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co took the unusual step of appealing directly to employees in a blog post on Friday that laid out the terms of the automaker’s latest offer aimed at ending a month-long strike, angering the union with which it is negotiating. FILE PHOTO: Striking union workers walk the picket line outside …
UAW letter to GM indicates that strike won’t end quickly
Lauren Fix, also known as ‘The Car Coach,’ gives her insights on the ongoing General Motors strike. General Motors made an offer to the striking auto workers this week, an offer that the union has yet to respond to. But in a letter to GM’s top bargainer Thursday, United Auto Workers Vice President Terry Dittes …
UAW Rejects Latest Offer From GM, as Labor Talks Break Down
Contract talks between General Motors Co. GM -0.20% and the United Auto Workers labor union stalled Sunday morning after making some progress heading into the weekend with new-hire pay, job security and other issues still in contention. In a Sunday letter to union members, Terry Dittes, the UAW’s top bargainer for GM, said talks with …
GM reinstates health insurance for striking UAW members
United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – General Motors has reinstated health care benefits for its 48,000 workers who are on strike as contract talks with the United Auto Workers come closer to a tentative deal that …
UAW strike against GM forces more worker furloughs
The strike by UAW workers against General Motors is now having an effect on workers at GM facilities that aren’t involved in the walkout. As the strike heads into a ninth day, facilities in the U.S. and Canada have had to temporarily layoff thousands of workers according to The Wall Street Journal. In Ohio and …
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