/tags/uaw UAW en-US Copyright Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:00:00 GMT /2023-10-05/uaws-targeted-walk-offs-including-at-ohio-plant-took-automakers-by-surprise As Ohio autoworkers in Toledo walked off in protest of wages, the union’s hardball tactics surprised and confused the Big 3 automakers. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:00:00 GMT /2023-10-05/uaws-targeted-walk-offs-including-at-ohio-plant-took-automakers-by-surprise Kendall Crawford /npr-news/2023-09-15/the-uaw-launches-a-historic-strike-against-all-big-3-automakers For the first time ever, the UAW launched a strike against all Big 3 automakers at once, starting with three locations in the Midwest. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:00:26 GMT /npr-news/2023-09-15/the-uaw-launches-a-historic-strike-against-all-big-3-automakers Danielle Kaye /news-partners/2019-12-05/uaw-names-rory-gamble-as-president-the-first-african-american-to-lead-union 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. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:35:56 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-05/uaw-names-rory-gamble-as-president-the-first-african-american-to-lead-union Brakkton Booker /news-partners/2019-11-20/uaw-president-gary-jones-abruptly-resigns-amid-corruption-scandal 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. Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:40:49 GMT /news-partners/2019-11-20/uaw-president-gary-jones-abruptly-resigns-amid-corruption-scandal Richard Gonzales /wksu-stories/2019-10-28/orange-vest-society-bids-lordstown-assembly-plant-farewell-after-gm-contract-approval Workers at the General Motors Lordstown assembly plant have built cars and a community for more than 50 years. Earlier this year, GM shuttered the plant... Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:19:06 GMT /wksu-stories/2019-10-28/orange-vest-society-bids-lordstown-assembly-plant-farewell-after-gm-contract-approval Carter Adams /news/2019-09-23/as-gm-strike-drags-on-parma-workers-remain-on-picket-line Nearly every driver who passes the 24-hour picket line on Chevrolet Boulevard blares their horn, a sign of solidarity between the community and the… Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:44:04 GMT /news/2019-09-23/as-gm-strike-drags-on-parma-workers-remain-on-picket-line Carter Adams /wksu-stories/2019-09-20/closed-gm-plant-is-part-of-larger-negotiating-strategy-for-striking-uaw-workers Negotiations between General Motors and striking auto workers revolve in part around a plant that has shut down. Six months ago, the last Chevy Cruze… Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:24:14 GMT /wksu-stories/2019-09-20/closed-gm-plant-is-part-of-larger-negotiating-strategy-for-striking-uaw-workers M.L. Schultze /ideastream/2019-09-16/parma-uaw-local-1005-on-the-picket-line-in-nationwide-gm-strike Production at General Motors facilities nationwide halted just before midnight Sept. 15, including at the GM Metal Center in Parma. GM filed for bankruptcy in 2009. Ten years later, that UAW-GM contract has expired. The United Auto Workers Union (UAW) and GM failed to come to a new contract agreement over the weekend. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 22:30:28 GMT /ideastream/2019-09-16/parma-uaw-local-1005-on-the-picket-line-in-nationwide-gm-strike /news-partners/2019-09-15/in-gm-strike-union-says-only-2-of-deal-has-been-agreed-to-were-far-apart Picket lines began forming outside GM plants after the United Auto Workers voted Sunday to begin a strike at midnight. Nearly 50,000 workers are affected by the work stoppage. Sun, 15 Sep 2019 15:02:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-09-15/in-gm-strike-union-says-only-2-of-deal-has-been-agreed-to-were-far-apart Bobby Allyn, Brakkton Booker /ideastream/2019-05-09/uaw-members-question-gms-talks-to-sell-lordstown-plant Members of United Auto Workers Local 1112 are more skeptical than optimistic after the announcement Wednesday that General Motors is in talks to sell its Lordstown plant to Cincinnati-based Workhorse Group, an upstart maker of electric trucks. Many are shocked the company would rather sell the plant than assign a new GM vehicle to be built in Lordstown. Thu, 09 May 2019 21:16:42 GMT /ideastream/2019-05-09/uaw-members-question-gms-talks-to-sell-lordstown-plant Darrielle Snipes