What began with 7,000 workers at one factory each of Ford, General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis has grown to 40,800 at 7 plants and 38 parts warehouses.
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Autoworkers strike at Stellantis pickup truck plant, shutting down big profit center
About 41,000 workers are now on strike against all three automakers.
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Baristas at Coffee by Design plan to form a union
Tuesday’s announcement would affect staff at the Maine-based company’s three coffeehouses in Portland.
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UAW strike hits Ford’s biggest factory, as 8,700 walk out in Kentucky
The Kentucky plant is Ford’s largest in the world, building the company’s profitable F-Series Super Duty trucks, as well as the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.
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Workers at Mack Trucks reject contract and join thousands of UAW members already on strike
The United Auto Workers said 4,000 unionized workers walked out at 7 a.m., adding to labor turmoil in the industry that has ensnared all three big Detroit automakers.
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Two Maine labor groups oppose public utility, citing change in worker rights
Union leadership fears that if Question 3 passes, it will change the status of workers from private to public, affecting their rights. Backers of the ballot measure say that won’t happen.
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Auto workers strike will drive up car prices, but not right away – unless consumers panic
Many analysts think it will take several weeks before dealer lots start to look a bit empty.
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Auto workers strike would test Biden claim he’s ‘most pro-union president in U.S. history’
A UAW strike could reshape the political landscape in Michigan and potentially unleash economic shockwaves nationwide.
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Brunswick Staples worker said he was fired for trying to form union
Workers at the Brunswick Staples are trying to form the company’s first union in the United States.
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Bath Iron Works union approves new contract, averting repeat strike
Machinists Union Local S6 and BIW owner General Dynamics had their first contract negotiations since a 2020 strike.