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Even after escalating its strike against Detroit automakers, the United Auto Workers union still has plenty of leverage in its effort to force the companies to agree to significant increases in pay and benefits.
UAW President Shawn Fain expanded the strike to all General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers Friday but said significant progress has been made with Ford. Here's what Ford has offered so far amid UAW contract negotiations.
In his Facebook Live update Friday morning, UAW President Shawn Fain called autoworkers to strike at 18 General Motors plants and 20 Stellantis plants nationwide.
UAW President Shawn Fain called for additional strikes against all General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution facilities. Workers will strike at 38 locations across 20 states.
Workers will strike at 38 locations across 20 states.
Fain made the announcement at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, where he said significant progress had been made during negotiations with Ford but not with GM and Stellantis.
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Stellantis has put forth a new counteroffer, the first one from the Big Three since the strike began last Friday.
Each day, new UAW members who work at the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne picket for four hours. They'll do this once a week until an agreement is made.
Stellantis announced Wednesday it could lay off hundreds of workers in Ohio and Indiana as a result of the UAW strike at its Toledo Assembly Complex.
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The union had told its members to be prepared to strike at midnight, but just before that deadline the union told members that talks were continuing and that workers on overnight shifts should stay on the job for now.
The union representing Canadian autoworkers at Ford has reached a tentative deal with the US automaker, keeping its more than 5,000 members on the job there and providing some good news for an industry dealing with unprecedented labor disruptions.
The UAW is planning a rally outside Stellantis' Headquarters in Auburn Hills for Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Luigi Gjokaj, vice president of UAW Local 51, discusses the latest negotiations with Stellantis.
The workers, members of the tiny United Automobile Workers union founded just a year prior, sought to improve brutal working conditions at mighty General Motors, the world's largest manufacturer.
United Auto Workers say their pay should be increased in new four-year contract with Ford, GM and Stellantis.
"We're not messing around," Union chief Shawn Fain said in setting Friday deadline unless talks progress with Big Three automakers.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain says more plants will be called to strike if "serious progress" isn't made with Detroit's big three automakers by noon, Sept. 22.
Fain, an electrician who comes from a line of autoworkers, was elected to lead the UAW just six months ago.
A source familiar with talks told CBS News Detroit on Monday the UAW is waiting on new counteroffers from Detroit's three automakers.
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Will Lewis, CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, has resigned just three days after the storied newspaper laid off about one-third of its staff.
Fire Chief Joseph Murray says they were in contact with the driver and are not aware of any injuries.
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The Detroit Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding a 52-year-old woman who went missing on Thursday.
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Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
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Daniss Jenkins scored 18 points in his last game as a two-way player and the Detroit Pistons routed New York 118-80 on Friday night to end the Knicks' winning streak at eight games.
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Terrance Gore, a former outfielder and three-time World Series champion known for his blazing speed on the base paths, has died at 34 years old, according to Major League Baseball officials.
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Another cold night before warmer air moves in
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