Autos
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Biden celebrates a labor deal saving an Illinois auto plant as he promotes a worker-centered economy
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden went to Chicago on June 28 to give a landmark speech on "Bidenomics," only to learn in private during the trip about a soon-to-close aut...
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Biden says workers need 'a fair shot' as he celebrates the labor deal saving an Illinois auto plant
Nov 08, 2023 10:00 pm - BELVIDERE, Ill. — President Joe Biden put on a red United Auto Workers shirt on Thursday as he celebrated a labor deal that will prevent Belvidere's Stellantis plant fro...
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'I'm overwhelmed': Victory Auto Wreckers' owner says of public response to business closing after 78 yearsNov 08, 2023 4:00 am - You may not know Kyle Weisner but probably feel like you do, or should. And he appreciates it. Weisner is a third-generation family member and owner of Victory Auto Wrec...
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Auto strike settlements will raise costs for Detroit's Big 3. Will they be able to raise prices?
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - From generous pay and benefits to stronger job security, the United Auto Workers union won significant concessions in tentative settlements that have ended the...
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UAW announces deal with General Motors that tentatively ends strikes against Detroit automakers
Oct 30, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union said Monday that it reached a tentative contract with General Motors, the last of the Detroit three automakers to agree to a deal...
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Some striking UAW members carry family legacies, Black middle-class future along with picket signs
Oct 30, 2023 1:00 am - WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - As Britney Johnson paced the picket line outside Ford's Wayne Assembly plant, she wasn't just carrying a sign demanding higher pay and other changes....
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'Change is an opportunity': Next-gen fast electric vehicle charger made in LibertyvilleOct 26, 2023 11:00 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other political leaders joined EVBox company officials Friday at a Libertyville factory to launch a next-generation fast charger touted as an impo...
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UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers' cash cows
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - First it was Ford, then Stellantis, and now a General Motors factory has been added to the growing list of highly profitable plants where the United Auto Worke...
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UAW's confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far?
Oct 23, 2023 1:00 am - WAYNE, Mich. - Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit's automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the st...
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Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the U.S., helped by education, technology
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers a...