The United Automobile Workers union accused three foreign automakers on Monday of unfair labor practices, asserting that they had interfered with efforts by employees to build support for the union at U.S. plants. The union said it had filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board contending that the automakers — Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen… Continue reading U.A.W. Accuses Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen of Labor Violations
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G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition
A United Automobile Workers union vote on a tentative contract agreement with General Motors that provides record wage increases has run into unexpectedly strong resistance from veteran workers. Voting at most union locals has been completed and the final result, due as early as Thursday evening, will very likely be decided by a narrow margin.… Continue reading G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition
‘Our Family Can Have a Future’: Ford Workers on a New Union Contract
Before autoworkers went on strike in September, Dave and Bailey Hodge were struggling to juggle the demands of working at a Ford Motor plant in Michigan and raising their young family. Both were working 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, to earn enough to cover monthly bills, car payments and the mortgage on a home… Continue reading ‘Our Family Can Have a Future’: Ford Workers on a New Union Contract
Tesla Wins Suit That Blamed Its Software for Deadly Crash
A California jury ruled on Tuesday that a crash that killed a Tesla owner and seriously injured two passengers was not the fault of the carmaker’s driver-assistance software. It is the first verdict involving a fatal crash in which lawyers representing the victims blamed Tesla’s Autopilot system. The technology allows a car to drive with… Continue reading Tesla Wins Suit That Blamed Its Software for Deadly Crash
U.A.W. Strikes Near an End After G.M. Reaches Tentative Deal
A six-week wave of strikes that hobbled the three largest U.S. automakers has resulted in tentative contract agreements that would give workers their biggest pay raises in decades while avoiding a protracted work stoppage that could have damaged the economy. On Monday, General Motors and the United Automobile Workers reached a deal that mirrored agreements… Continue reading U.A.W. Strikes Near an End After G.M. Reaches Tentative Deal
A Driving Tour of Southern California’s Back Roads
Perhaps nothing defines Los Angeles like the freeways: ribbons of asphalt and steel (and traffic jams) tying coast, valley and mountains together in a multilane, limited-access web. These highways were considered so essential that planners nearly jammed one right through the center of swanky Beverly Hills. But it wasn’t always this way. Before the first… Continue reading A Driving Tour of Southern California’s Back Roads
U.A.W. Reaches Tentative Deal With Stellantis, Following Ford
The United Automobile Workers union announced on Saturday that it had reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract with Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Jeep and Ram. The agreement came three days after the union and Ford Motor announced a tentative agreement on a new contract. The two deals contain many of… Continue reading U.A.W. Reaches Tentative Deal With Stellantis, Following Ford
Ford’s U.A.W. Deal Will Raise Costs While Easing Labor Strife
When autoworkers went on strike in September, executives of the large U.S. automakers warned that union demands could significantly undermine their ability to compete in a fast-changing industry. The chief executive of Ford Motor said that the company might have to scrap its investment in electric vehicles. The future doesn’t look quite that bleak now… Continue reading Ford’s U.A.W. Deal Will Raise Costs While Easing Labor Strife
Why U.A.W. President Shawn Fain Has Taken a Hard Line
When Shawn Fain sought the presidency of the United Automobile Workers union last year, he ran on a platform that promised: “No corruption. No concessions. No tiers.” That pledge encapsulated many members’ frustrations with years of union scandal and concessions to the three big Detroit automakers, including the creation of a lower tier of wages… Continue reading Why U.A.W. President Shawn Fain Has Taken a Hard Line
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