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U.A.W. Says Auto Strikes Will Become More Unpredictable

Four weeks after starting limited strikes against three large automakers, the United Automobile Workers is shifting to a more aggressive strategy, suggesting that work stoppages could spread to more plants and possibly go on for some time. In an online video, the union’s president, Shawn Fain, said on Friday that he would no longer wait… Continue reading U.A.W. Says Auto Strikes Will Become More Unpredictable

Ford Says It Won’t Raise Its Contract Offer to U.A.W.

Ford Motor said on Thursday that it could not improve its contract offer to the United Automobile Workers union without hurting its business and its ability to invest in electric vehicles. The automaker also said the union’s decision to expand its strike to Ford’s largest factory, the Kentucky Truck Plant, would probably hurt workers at… Continue reading Ford Says It Won’t Raise Its Contract Offer to U.A.W.

Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows

Normally a 50 percent increase in sales is considered very good. But when the number of electric vehicles sold in the United States grew that much during the third quarter from a year earlier, it was a disappointment. Carmakers and analysts had expected more. Instead of celebrating, auto executives worried that demand for electric vehicles… Continue reading Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows

U.A.W. and Ford Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

The United Automobile Workers and Ford Motor have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year labor contract, the union announced Wednesday, nearly six weeks after the union began a growing wave of walkouts against the three Detroit automakers. The union said the deal included a roughly 25 percent pay increase over four years, cost-of-living… Continue reading U.A.W. and Ford Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

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U.A.W. Expands Strike to a Ram Plant in Michigan

In a major escalation of its six-week strike at the three large U.S. automakers, the United Automobile Workers union on Monday told 6,800 workers at a large Ram pickup truck plant in Michigan to walk off the job. Union workers at the Sterling Heights plant, which is owned by Stellantis, the parent of Ram, Chrysler… Continue reading U.A.W. Expands Strike to a Ram Plant in Michigan

Nonunion Workers Are Playing a Big Role in the Autoworkers’ Strike

Tens of thousands of people who work for Toyota in Kentucky, Mercedes-Benz in Alabama or Tesla in Texas are technically not involved in the high-stakes negotiations taking place between labor and management in and around Detroit. But they are very much a presence. Executives at Ford Motor, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent of Chrysler,… Continue reading Nonunion Workers Are Playing a Big Role in the Autoworkers’ Strike

Bill Ford Says U.A.W. Strike Is Helping Tesla and Toyota

The monthlong strike by the United Automobile Workers and the union’s demands for substantial pay and benefits increases risk damaging the U.S. auto industry, hurting its ability to compete against nonunion foreign rivals, the executive chairman of Ford Motor said on Monday. The fight should not be seen as the U.A.W. against Ford, or its… Continue reading Bill Ford Says U.A.W. Strike Is Helping Tesla and Toyota