Detroit News: GM plans to invest millions at Orion for new battery pack line
General Motors Co. plans to invest $160 million at its Orion Assembly plant for construction of a new battery pack assembly line, The Detroit News has learned, suggesting to experts the facility could be the next plant transitioned to build the automaker’s new...
JSTOR: The Flint Sit-Down Strike, From the Inside
This fall has brought a wave of strikes, with workers seeking raises and better working conditions. They’re following in a long tradition, and one of its key moments was the 1936-1937 sit-down strike by auto workers in Flint, Michigan. Testimonies from those strikers...
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Union autoworkers don’t have to disclose vaccination status yet
The United Auto Workers’ COVID-19 joint task force with Detroit’s three automakers is keeping disclosure of vaccination status voluntary while urging workers and their families to get the shot and booster. Read the article here.