AROUND THE UAW
Belvidere Assembly Plant eyed as electric vehicle factory by 2024, according to Chicago Tribune
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 automaker's...
Detroit News: Some Stellantis plants to run during holiday break, others idle in Jan.
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 article...
Detroit News: Bedrock buys former UAW-GM training center along riverfront
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 River,...
Digital Rally: Columbia the World is Watching on December 23, 2021
Join the Student Workers of Columbia for a digital rally on Thursday at 1 pm EST. Learn about their package and support student workers on strike!
UAW: 1500 Researchers at University of Washington file to form a union
Yesterday, a majority of Research Scientists/Engineers (Assistant-4) from every discipline across all three campuses of the University of Washington filed their representation petition with the Public Employment Relations Commission, seeking to be certified as a new...
Detroit News: Ford issues recall on 2,600 Mach-Es and Mavericks
Ford Motor Co. on Monday confirmed it is recalling a combined 2,626 all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUVs and Maverick pickup trucks in the U.S. over an issue that could result in rear seat belts not adequately restraining a passenger in a crash. Company spokesperson Said...
Detroit News: Lansing City Council approves tax exemption for $2.5B GM battery cell plant
Lansing City Council unanimously approved an industrial facilities tax exemption for a $2.5 billion battery cell manufacturing plant that General Motors Co. and partner LG Energy Solution are looking to build in nearby Delta Township. Read the article here.
Kalamazoo Public Schools increases pay to $125 per day for substitute teachers, implements bonus incentives
Guest and substitute teachers at Kalamazoo Public Schools will begin to see a pretty hefty increase in pay, beginning in the new year. The district announced Friday that its Guest Teacher Committee — made up of members from the Kalamazoo Education Association, the UAW...
Jonah Furman: The week in US unions, December 11-18, 2021
UAW 2110 remains on the largest strike in the country, at Columbia University. The university is still actively threatening to replace the student workers, and soliciting other desperate academic workers to take their jobs in the spring. Read the article here.
Delaware County commissioners to give employees $1.6 million in bonuses from ARP funds
In a special meeting Friday afternoon Delaware County Commissioners authorized $1.6 million in American Rescue Plan money to be spent on "retention" salary bonuses for county workers.John Brooke, commissioners' attorney, and commissioners President James King both...
