united auto workers
Huge walkouts by auto workers, writers and nurses helped drive a big year for work stoppages, a new analysis shows.
The union leader roasted Trump in a speech endorsing Biden for re-election.
The union’s support is particularly helpful in the UAW’s home state of Michigan, a battleground where Biden narrowly beat Trump in 2020.
More than a thousand public defenders and other legal and social service workers voted for the resolution.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The deals include raises of at least 33% over four and a half years when cost-of-living adjustments are included.
The union now has deals in place with each of the “Big Three,” but members must vote on whether to accept them.
Jeep maker Stellantis has reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union that follows a template set earlier this week by Ford, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Saturday.
UAW members would have to vote on the tentative agreement. Meanwhile, work stoppages would continue at General Motors and Stellantis plants.
The United Auto Workers union appears to be edging closer to a tentative contract agreement with Ford.
The Texas walkout came one day after workers shut down Stellantis’ Ram Truck plant in Michigan.