by Justin | Dec 1, 2021 | Auto News, Direct Elections, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Monitor Neil Barofsky
With more than half the votes counted, a proposal to give UAW members a direct role in choosing their leadership is passing by a sizable margin. More than 60 percent of the ballots counted as of late Tuesday were cast in favor of adopting the “one member, one...
by Justin | Aug 10, 2021 | Auto News, Ford, General Motors, Stellantis
Detroit’s automakers recorded major profits for the first half of the year, but the benefits of those earnings won’t land evenly among their employees and could delay wage raises and shrink profit-sharing bonuses for some autoworkers. The global...
by Justin | Jul 31, 2021 | Auto News, Electric Vehicles, Ford, General Motors, President Joseph Biden, Stellantis
The Detroit automakers and the United Auto Workers are in discussions with officials in the Biden White House as it aims to broker a voluntary agreement to dramatically increase electric vehicle sales over the next decade. Read the article here.
by Justin | Jul 31, 2021 | Auto News, COVID-19, Stellantis
The maker of Jeeps is resuming a mask mandate next week for all employees regardless of their vaccination status at plants in Illinois and Indiana as COVID-19 cases in their respective counties rise. The mask mandate will apply to its employees and visitors in...
by Justin | Apr 30, 2021 | Auto News, Electric Vehicles, Organizing
The United Auto Workers union is “laying the groundwork” to organize factory workers that will build electric vehicles for startups like Rivian and Lucid Motors, president Rory Gamble told CNBC. Read the article here.
by Justin | Apr 30, 2021 | Auto News, Electric Vehicles, General Motors, Mexico
General Motors has picked a fifth plant to build its 2023 electric vehicles and it is in Mexico, which the UAW calls “a slap in the face.” GM has already declared it will make EVs at four locations in the United States and Canada.But on Thursday, GM said...
