Victory For Voting: UAW members at the first Ford plant to go on strike overwhelmingly approve of new contract
Detroit, Michigan — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a tentative contract agreement reached with the automaker. Members of Local 900 at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. west of Detroit have voted 82 percent in favour of a four-year-and-eight month deal, the UAW […]
Welcome to the Walkouts: UAW strikes all three Detroit automakers
Detroit, Michigan – In a first in the United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s 88-year history, a simultaneous strike against Ford Motor co., General Motors (GM) and Fiat-Chrysler (now part of Stellantis) has been announced. Early Friday, nearly 13,000 hourly workers at General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, near […]
Labour Lockout: Honda calls EV exec. order ‘unfair’, ‘discriminatory’
Toronto, Ontario — Representatives from American Honda are pushing back on U.S. President Biden’s Aug. 5 executive order that sets a goal of 50 percent of overall sales being EVs, by 2030, saying the thought is there, but the cars aren’t. In the analysis of last week’s order, Bloomberg wrote “[Biden] has ordered the federal […]
Passing the Baton: Ray Curry to become President of U.S. UAW after Rory Gamble retires at the end of June
Detroit, Michigan — The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced that President Rory Gamble will retire at the end of the month and Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry will take his place as President for the remainder of the current term. “Rory and I are absolutely committed to making this a smooth, transparent transition for our membership. And […]
