The United Auto Workers union said in a statement Friday that workers had approved the new four-year deal.
A month-long strike by the United Auto Workers appears to be nearing an end. The organization’s leadership approved a tentative deal with General Motors on Thursday, but workers will remain on the picket line until rank-and-file members vote on it…
Oct 16

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
The deal was hammered out Wednesday but it won't immediately end the strike by more than 49,000 workers.
Oct 06

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
DETROIT — Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories, a union official wrote in…
A national strike by the United Auto Workers is now in its 18th day. The walkout of 46,000 employees affects more than 50 General Motors sites, and although the two sides continue to talk and are said to be making…
Sep 22

By PBS NewsHour
Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren joined the General Motors strike in Detroit on Sunday, calling for GM to be held “accountable.” For the last seven days, nearly 50,000 members of the United Automobile Workers Union have gathered at picket lines across…
In our news wrap Tuesday, Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 48 people and wounded scores more in two separate attacks in Afghanistan, one of which targeted President Ashraf Ghani’s election rally. The second deadly blast occurred near the U.S.
Sep 17

By Tom Krisher, Mike Householder, Associated Press
The walkout by upward of 49,000 United Auto Workers members has brought to a standstill more than 50 factories and parts warehouses.
Nearly 50,000 workers at General Motors plants across the country went on strike at midnight Sunday, bringing production to an immediate halt. It’s the first nationwide work stoppage since 2007 for United Auto Workers, which says it hasn't been able…
Sep 16

By Tom Krishner, Mike Householder, Associated Press
Workers shut down 33 manufacturing plants in nine states across the U.S., as well as 22 parts distribution warehouses.
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