Manufacturing
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Union workers at Stellantis move closer to approving contract that would end lengthy labor dispute
Nov 17, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Members of the United Auto Workers union moved closer to approving a contract agreement with Stellantis on Friday as two large factories in Detroit voted overw...
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Vote on tentative contract with General Motors too close to call as more tallies are reported
Nov 15, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Voting on a tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union that ended a six-week strike against the company appears too ...
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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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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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McHenry County manufacturer hosted area state lawmakers and conveyed challenges facing manufacturing in IllinoisOct 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Technology & Manufacturing Association member Novation Industries in McHenry County hosted state Sen. Craig Wilcox and state Rep. Steve Reick to share concerns manufactu...
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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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Second fire at Lake in the Hills manufacturing plant in less than 2 months
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - A fire broke out in a manufacturing plant in Lake in the Hills Monday afternoon, according to the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District. Firefighters resp...
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More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll shows
Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit's Big Three carmakers, although approval of the workers' other demands is m...