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John Deere is known for its signature green and yellow farm equipment, like this equipment on display in 2015 at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill.

More than 10,000 John Deere workers go on strike after failing to reach a contract

Oct 14, 2021
The union UAW said it was unable to reach an agreement on a new contract with the company, which is known for its signature green and yellow farm equipment.
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Business
Gary Jones, former president of the United Auto Workers, has admitted he conspired to embezzle more than $1 million out of dues paid by union members.

Former UAW President Gary Jones Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Racketeering

Jun 03, 2020
In the latest update to a UAW corruption scandal, Jones admits he conspired to embezzle more than $1 million of union money in addition to pleading guilty to racketeering and tax evasion.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Members of the United Auto Workers union will receive unemployment and supplemental pay, as negotiated under their contract, during the shutdown.

Ford, GM, FCA Suspending Production At North American Plants

Mar 18, 2020
The UAW, the autoworker's union, had been pushing for a two-week shutdown because of worker concerns. Plants will be shut down at least through March 30.
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National
Rory Gamble was unanimously as president by the executive board at the United Auto Workers union Thursday.

UAW Names Rory Gamble As President, The First African American To Lead Union

Dec 05, 2019
Gamble, 64, will serve the remainder of the term of former head Gary Jones, who has been implicated in a federal embezzlement and bribery scheme at the union and resigned his post last month.
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Business
Jeep vehicles are parked outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit on Feb. 26, 2019.

UAW Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with Fiat Chrysler

Nov 30, 2019
The tentative agreement makes Fiat Chrysler the last of the big three Detroit automakers to arrive at a deal with the United Auto Workers this year.
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National
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

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

Oct 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.
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Economy
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

Oct 23, 2019
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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Business
The UAW GM National Council will vote on a new tentative deal Thursday in a potential end to the national strike that has idled GM plants.

GM And UAW Reach Tentative Agreement To End National Strike

Oct 16, 2019
When the union's GM national council reviews the deal's terms Thursday, it will decide whether nearly 50,000 workers should remain on strike or whether they should go back to work immediately.
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National
Many of the workers for businesses that supply GM are out of work, too, because of the UAW strike.

GM Suppliers Hurting From Autoworkers Strike, Too

Oct 09, 2019
The UAW strike against GM is in its fourth week, and businesses that supply the automaker are losing millions each day. In Lansing, Mich., more than 11,000 people who supply parts are out of work.
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Antonio Martinez has worked for GM for three years and Felicia McCray has worked there for five months.

Why GM Workers Are Striking

Sep 20, 2019

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.

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National
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.

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

Sep 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.
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The Two-Way
From left, United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams, Ford Motor Company President and CEO Mark Fields and Ford Executive Chairman William Clay Ford, Jr., at the opening of contract negotiations last July in Detroit.

Fiat Chrysler And United Auto Workers Reach New Tentative Agreement

Oct 07, 2015
The UAW announced the agreement just after Wednesday's strike deadline of 11:59 p.m. Fiat Chrysler is the first of Detroit's big three automakers to reach a tentative contract with the UAW.
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Business

At Southern Factory, Workers Try Again To Unionize

Sep 22, 2015
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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The Two-Way
United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams (left) and Ford Motor Executive Chairman William Clay Ford, Jr., at a ceremony marking the opening of contract negotiations in July.

UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With Fiat Chrysler

Sep 16, 2015
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."
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