United Auto Workers

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is captured this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo,

National

Elon Musk dares United Autoworkers to try to unionize Tesla

6:40pm March 03, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Unfair labor practice charges have previously been filed against Tesla, Musk and other company executives for allegedly blocking union organizing attempts at the company.

Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones speaks during the opening of contract talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Auburn Hills, Mich., in July 2019. Jones resigned Wednesday.

National

UAW President Gary Jones Abruptly Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal

10:40pm November 20, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Jones has been the target of a federal probe of alleged corruption in the UAW. The union is also linked to an alleged bribery scheme, according to a lawsuit filed by GM against rival Fiat Chrysler.

Workers assemble engines along the line at a General Motors plant in Spring Hill, Tenn. A nationwide strike by the United Automobile Workers at GM plants didn't hurt U.S. job growth in October.

Economy

Job Market Resilient In October Despite GM Strike, Beating Expectations

4:54pm November 01, 2019

by Scott Horsley

U.S. employers added 128,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate inched up to 3.6%. The drop in job creation reflects a slowing economy, but a strike at General Motors was also a factor.

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A member of the United Auto Workers pickets earlier this month outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa. On Friday the union's members voted to ratify a tentative deal with the automaker, bringing an end to a national strike that lasted 40 days.

National

The Strike Is Over: UAW Members Ratify Deal With General Motors

6:08pm October 25, 2019

On Friday, the United Auto Workers and its nearly 50,000 GM employees signaled an end to the six-week stalemate, voting to OK a deal that the labor union struck with the automaker earlier this month.

United Auto Workers members picket Wednesday at a General Motors plant in Flint, Mich. Last year, more U.S. workers went on strike than at any time since 1986.

'It's Time To Get Something Back': Union Workers' Voices Are Getting Louder

1:00am October 24, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Unions and their supporters around the country are assessing whether the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors is a sign of renewed labor power.

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Antonio Martinez has worked for GM for three years and Felicia McCray has worked there for five months.

National

Why GM Workers Are Striking

2:21pm September 20, 2019

by Elaine Cromie

As negotiations continue between the automaker and the union, workers express what motivates them to join the picket line. "One fight, we all fight," one worker says.

United Auto Workers President Gary Jones speaks in Detroit on July 16. The FBI is investigating allegations that Jones and other UAW officials accepted bribes.

National

GM, Union Officials Prepare For Contract Talks Amid Plant Closings And FBI Probes

12:20pm September 12, 2019

General Motors and the United Auto Workers sit down soon to negotiate a new contract. Recession fears and slowing sales are concerns, along with allegations of corruption among UAW leaders.

Amid Continued Negotiations, UAW Gives Fiat Chrysler A Strike Notice

12:17pm October 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

If the United Automobile Workers union does strike, it would be the first against a Detroit automaker in eight years. Workers previously rejected a deal presented by union leadership and management.

National

At Southern Factory, Workers Try Again To Unionize

12:35pm September 23, 2015

by Gigi Douban

In the South, unions have faced an especially tough battle. Still, organizers keep trying. United Auto Workers is trying to win a vote by workers at a factory in Piedmont, Ala., on Wednesday.

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National

UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With Fiat Chrysler

7:42pm September 16, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

Observers were surprised when Fiat Chrysler was selected as the first of Detroit's automakers to negotiate an agreement, or serve as a "strike target."