by UAWD Steering Committee | Nov 20, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, Autoworkers, Ford, General Motors, Stellantis
As of November 20, UAW members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis voted to ratify their new contracts, locking in record gains at the Big Three automakers. According to the UAW website, 64% of voting members across the three companies voted in favor of the...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Nov 2, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, American Prospect, Autoworkers, President Joseph Biden, Shawn Fain, Stellantis, UAW Local 1268, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Lee Harris writes for the American Prospect: One of the more notable outcomes of the tentative contract agreement between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers, which earned workers 25 percent wage increases over four years, is the fate of a 5 million...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, American Prospect, Autoworkers, Electric Vehicle Organizing Committee, Electric Vehicles, Ford, General Motors, Shawn Fain, Stellantis, UAWD in the News
Jarod Facundo wrote for The American Prospect about the Big Three’s transition to electric vehicles: On September 14, the UAW master agreement with the “Big Three” of Ford, GM, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler), representing some 150,000 workers, will...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Apr 20, 2023 | Autoworkers, Economy, Ford, General Motors, Labor Notes, Stellantis, UAW Local 31, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Local 31 trustee and UAWD member Nick Livick writes for Labor Notes: The UAW just wrapped up a historic election where members got to vote directly for their top leaders for the first time in the union’s history. The rank and file voted for change and a more militant...
by Justin | Dec 22, 2021 | Detroit News, Stellantis
Paint emissions from the new Jeep plant in Detroit that drew complaints from residents are now being ducted through required controls, the plant manager said this week in a letter to the state of Michigan. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy in...
by Justin | Dec 22, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Stellantis, UAW Local 1268
The Belvidere Assembly Plant is being eyed to become an electric vehicle manufacturing facility as soon as 2024, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday. According to the Chicago Tribune, industry analysts expect Stellantis to transform the plant into the...
