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

Elon Musk dares United Autoworkers to try to unionize Tesla

Mar 03, 2022
Unfair labor practice charges have previously been filed against Tesla, Musk and other company executives for allegedly blocking union organizing attempts at the company.
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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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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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Business
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.

UAW President Gary Jones Abruptly Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal

Nov 20, 2019
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.
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Economy
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.

Job Market Resilient In October Despite GM Strike, Beating Expectations

Nov 01, 2019
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

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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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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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
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne (left) and United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams talk back in July.

Amid Continued Negotiations, UAW Gives Fiat Chrysler A Strike Notice

Oct 07, 2015
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.
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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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As Big 3 Automakers Begin Union Talks, Both Sides Say Profit Is Job 1

Jul 14, 2015
GM and the UAW kicked off contract talks Monday; Chrysler and Ford will do the same this month. Negotiations are never easy, but since industry bailouts in 2009, there's a stronger push to cooperate.
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