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UAW Joins Coalition to Put $15 Minimum Wage on Michigan Ballot this November | UAW

Detroit — Today the UAW announces that it has joined a coalition of organizations working with One Fair Wage to put a ballot question on the Michigan ballot this November that will raise the overall minimum wage in Michigan to $15 an hour and end all subminimum wages for tipped workers, workers with disabilities and youth. […]

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World’s biggest hydrogen trucks start work at Anglo American platinum mine

Anglo American Plc on Friday unveiled the world’s biggest green-hydrogen powered truck at a platinum mine in northeast South Africa where it aims to replace a fleet of 40 diesel-fueled vehicles that each use about a million liters (264,000 gallons) of the fossil fuel a year.  The NuGen project at the Mogalakwena mine, owned by

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UAW Members at CNHi Strike for Improved Standard of Living, Retirement Benefits and a Better Work Environment | UAW

Racine, WI, Burlington, IA – UAW CNHi members struck at noon, May 2, after the company failed to present an agreement that met member demands and needs. “Our members at CNHi strike for the ability to earn a decent living, retire with dignity and establish fair work rules,” said Chuck Browning, Vice President and director

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Ford F-150 Lightning even better than we were told. Again

Ford’s mantra with the F-150 Lightning so far seems to be “Under-promise, over-deliver.” First came the automaker’s range estimates for the standard-range and extended-range batteries that were miles shy of the official ratings bestowed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Now, less than a week after the company put on a big show for the start

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UAW CNHi BARGAINERS EXTEND CONTRACT BARGAINING CONTINUES | UAW

Racine, WI, Burlington, Iowa – The UAW and CNHi have agreed to extend the current collective bargaining agreement hour by hour as the parties continue to make progress towards reaching a tentative agreement. Any updates or changes to the status of the negotiations will be communicated through our local unions. Just over 1,000 UAW members

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UAW NAMES SANDRA ENGLE CHIEF CONTACT FOR MEDIA | UAW

Detroit – UAW President Ray Curry announced today that Sandra Engle, the head of Strategic Campaigns and the UAW Public Relations Department will become the spokesperson for the union of over one million members and retirees beginning May 1. “Sandra Engle brings a wealth of experience in public relations, government affairs, organizing, education and a

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UAW, NRDC File Joint Lawsuit Against USPS Over Controversial Oshkosh Defense Truck Contract | UAW

Groups: USPS Failed to Ensure Clean Trucks, Good Union Jobs in Multi-Billion, 10-Year Contract Labor, Environmental Groups Demand USPS Halt Purchase Plan, Buy Union-Made, Electric Vehicles to Ensure Public Dollars Contribute to Public Good  WASHINGTON, DC – A lawsuit filed jointly by the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) Thursday

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Thousands of UAW Workers at UC will Take to the Streets on Tuesday to Protest Untenable Working Conditions | UAW

Mass protests at every UC campus Tuesday will highlight the fight against skyrocketing on-campus housing costs, low pay, and chronic harassment and discrimination at work. Academic union organizing is heating up on the West Coast as thousands of UAW-represented workers at the University of California plan to take to the streets to protest rampant workplace

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