CLOSE Striking janitors, who work for Aramark and are UAW members, picket outside General Motors’ Flint Assembly Plant last month. The janitors have reached a tentative agreement with Aramark, according to a source. (Photo: Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press) The janitors who have been on strike alongside autoworkers at General Motors sites have reached a… Continue reading UAW reaches tentative contract with janitors striking at five GM sites
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UAW-GM deal calls for raises, $11K ratification bonus, Lordstown closure, pathway for temps
CLOSE Joe Krapohl, 64, of Otisville has spent more than 30 years working at GM as a toolmaker. He is a third-generation employee on the strike line outside the Flint Assembly Plant. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press According to a summary of the UAW’s proposed tentative contract with General Motors, the union won on… Continue reading UAW-GM deal calls for raises, $11K ratification bonus, Lordstown closure, pathway for temps
GM-UAW deal calls for 9,000 jobs, $9,000 ratification bonus, e-truck at Detroit-Hamtramck
CLOSE Joe Krapohl, 64, of Otisville has spent more than 30 years working at GM as a toolmaker. He is a third-generation employee on the strike line outside the Flint Assembly Plant. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press The proposed deal between General Motors and the UAW includes promised investments in U.S. manufacturing that would… Continue reading GM-UAW deal calls for 9,000 jobs, $9,000 ratification bonus, e-truck at Detroit-Hamtramck
Flint workers welcome UAW-GM tentative agreement but are willing to stay on strike
CLOSE UAW Local 598 president Ryan Buchalski discusses tentative deal with General Motors to end strike. Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press FLINT — Smoke wafted from 55-gallon drums filled with burning wood along the strike lines on Wednesday as workers paced the Flint Assembly site in 58-degree temperatures and cold mist – as news trickled in about… Continue reading Flint workers welcome UAW-GM tentative agreement but are willing to stay on strike
UAW boosts strike pay to $275 per week, effective Sunday
CLOSE UAW Local 598 members sing during 50th anniversary of 1969 strike at Fisher Body Plant 2 in Flint while remembering he longest strike in GM history. Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press UAW members will see their strike pay increase to $275 per week, effective Sunday. The UAW International Executive Board voted Saturday for the… Continue reading UAW boosts strike pay to $275 per week, effective Sunday
One GM plant’s struggle to find UAW strikers and those who won’t give up
CLOSE Picketing at GM’s Lordstown Assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio has been a lonely task. The plant has a depleted workforce since idling in March and struggles to find strikers. (Photo: Robert Potts) It’s lonely on the Lordstown picket line. Just ask Robert Potts, who manned Gate 4 at General Motors’ 6 million square-foot plant, which… Continue reading One GM plant’s struggle to find UAW strikers and those who won’t give up
GM CEO Barra, top UAW officials meet, injecting ‘new life’ into strike talks
CLOSE Jeff Rathburn of Local 598 and a material driver inside the GM Flint Assembly Plant talks about the strike. Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press General Motors CEO Mary Barra met Wednesday with top UAW officials, injecting renewed energy into negotiations to end the union’s 25-day strike against the Detroit automaker. Barra met for about… Continue reading GM CEO Barra, top UAW officials meet, injecting ‘new life’ into strike talks
Ford dealership giving away guns, Bibles to lure in customers
CLOSE New compact SUV has surprising handling, more room and a fuel-efficient hybrid model. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Auto Critic Derrick Hughes and his team will do whatever it takes to sell trucks and cars during the slow months of deer hunting season, so they’re giving away guns along with Bibles and flags at their Ford dealership… Continue reading Ford dealership giving away guns, Bibles to lure in customers
GM’s much-anticipated 2020 Corvette Stingray to be delayed by UAW strike
CLOSE The new mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette made its first public appearance as GM CEO Mary Barra and chief engineer Tadge Juechter cruised about New York City. Detroit Free Press General Motors’ much-anticipated Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray will be delayed going to market because of the UAW strike, the Free Press has learned. Two people familiar with… Continue reading GM’s much-anticipated 2020 Corvette Stingray to be delayed by UAW strike
UAW FCA director touts progress in committee negotiations as strike against GM continues
CLOSE Two GM employees on strike, one, a temp worker celebrating her 37th birthday, the other a skilled tradesman of 48 years speak. Kathleen Galligan, Detroit Free Press A day after the director of the UAW’s Ford Department touted progress in bargaining negotiations to members as the strike against General Motors continues, the head of… Continue reading UAW FCA director touts progress in committee negotiations as strike against GM continues