by Justin | Jul 19, 2022 | Administration Caucus, Detroit News, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAW Monitor Neil Barofsky
Robert Snell and Breana Noble write for The Detroit News with an update on the UAW leadership corruption scandal: United Auto Workers officials are interfering with a government watchdog tasked with rooting out corruption in one of the nation’s most influential and...
by Vail Kohnert-Yount | Jul 19, 2022 | Constitutional Convention 2022, Detroit News, Direct Elections, Publications, UAWD in the News
Nearly 1,000 United Auto Workers members will descend upon downtown next week for the union’s quadrennial constitutional convention — an event with major implications at a pivotal time for one of the country’s largest and most influential unions.
by Justin | Feb 3, 2022 | Autoworkers, Detroit News, General Motors, International Solidarity, Mexico
A new and independent union won the right to represent workers at General Motors Co.’s truck plant in Mexico — a sign that new North American free trade rules are bolstering the nation’s labor rights. The union, known as SINTTIA, won the vote by a wide margin,...
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 | 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 22, 2021 | Detroit News, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal
Rocket Mortgage founder Dan Gilbert’s real-estate business is adding to its portfolio another iconic riverfront property that formerly housed the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources in an effort it hopes to further enrich the experiences offered on the Detroit...