The highest stakes of the United Auto Workersā strike could be for workers not yet hired, at plants not yet built. In…
Every Friday for the past four weeks, Big 3 CEOs have waited fearfully for Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain to announce…
The eighteen thousand United Auto Workers (UAW) on strike have lit up the labor movement. But the strike is only the most visible side…
The 18,000 Auto Workers on strike have lit up the labor movement. But the strike is only the most visible side of…
Only 13,000 of 146,000 auto workers at the Big 3 companies are on strike, so far. But others still on the job are…
The strike is on. Last night the Auto Workers (UAW) shut down three major assembly plants at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis…
The likely Auto Workers (UAW) strike, which the union is dubbing the “Stand Up Strike,” could be a turning point for the…
The clock is ticking toward September 14 at midnight, when the United Auto Workersā (UAW) contracts with the Big Three automakers expire.…
The brand-new leaders of the United Auto Workers are making ambitious demands but face stiff organizing challenges as they seek to jump-start the union,…
As aspiring empires clash and the climate crisis intensifies, energy politics worldwide are in upheaval. In Brazil, a single energy company has…
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