by Justin | Jan 18, 2022 | Autoworkers, General Motors, UAW Local 2164
With 2023 Model Year production of the Bowling Green-assembled Corvette set to commence mid-year, Chevrolet is hoping to supply as many C8s to eager customers as possible, following setbacks caused by a tornado that tore through the factory and destroyed a great...
by Justin | Jan 10, 2022 | Autoworkers, COVID-19, Economy, Opinion, Washington Post
Manufacturing has weathered the biggest surge in workers quitting — a nearly 60 percent jump compared with pre-pandemic. No other industry has seen an increase like that. The reality is the sector no longer provides the good-paying jobs it once did. From 1976 to 2006,...
by Justin | Dec 31, 2021 | Autoworkers, General Motors, Labor History, MLive, UAW History, Victor Reuther, Walter Reuther
Eighty-five years ago today, Flint autoworkers seized control of the General Motors body plant where they worked, refusing to leave for 44 days and forcing the company to recognize the United Auto Workers, a critical moment in the history of the organized labor...
by Justin | Dec 28, 2021 | Autoworkers, Labor History, UAW History
Today is the 85th anniversary of the start of the Flint Sitdown Strike! The fledgling union took on the biggest corporation in the world and won. It wasn’t easy. There was plenty of drama. Importantly, the Michigan Governor used the national guard to prevent...
by Justin | Dec 22, 2021 | Autoworkers, Detroit News, Stellantis
Demand for some of Stellantis NV’s vehicles will have plants in Michigan, Ohio and Mexico running for a few days during the typical holiday break next week, while a lack of demand for other vehicles will leave some plants idling for much of January. Read the...
by Justin | Dec 17, 2021 | Autoworkers, Detroit Free Press, General Motors, UAW Local 2164
General Motors will restart operations at its Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky on Monday. GM had idled the plant, where it builds the popular sports car, after a violent tornado swept through Kentucky early Saturday morning, damaging the facility. The tornado...
