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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic legislator from central Wisconsin announced Tuesday that she is running for U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden's seat next year. State Rep. Katrina Shankland, of Sevens Point, joined a crowded field of Democratic challengers in western Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District. Van Orden, a former Navy SEAL, narrowly defeated Democratic state Sen. Brad Pfaff to flip the seat for the GOP last year after longtime Democratic incumbent Ron Kind chose not to seek reelection. Pfaff has decided not to challenge Van Orden in 2024. Van Orden was outside of the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, before he was elected to Congress.

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☆ GM, Ford furlough another 500 workers due to UAW strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket in Delta Township, Michigan U.S. September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 2 (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N) and Ford Motor (F.N) on Monday said they are laying off another 500 workers at four Midwestern plants because of the impact on some of the facilities of the United Auto Workers strike in its 18th day. Ford said last month it temporarily laid off about 600 workers at a Michigan auto plant because of the strike. UAW President Shawn Fain on Friday expanded the first-ever simultaneous strike against the Detroit Three to a GM Lansing, Michigan plant and a Ford Chicago assembly plant, but Stellantis was spared after last-minute concessions. The GM and Ford CEOs on Friday blasted the UAW, hours after the union escalated the strike.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Ford, GM's, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Mack Trucks, David Shepardson, Bernadette Baum, David Gregorio, Bill Berkrot Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, General Motors Lansing Delta Plant, Michigan U.S, REUTERS, General Motors, Ford, GM, Chrysler, Ohio Metal Center, Marion , Indiana Metal Center, Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, Detroit, Volvo, JPMorgan, Anderson Economic Group, Thomson Locations: Delta Township, Michigan, Chicago, Lima , Ohio, Parma, Marion ,, GM's Lansing Delta, GM's Missouri, Fairfax , Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, Lansing , Michigan, Ford Chicago

☆ EV maker Rivian beats Q3 delivery estimates after raising production
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Rivian R1T electric truck is seen outside Munro & Associates headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 3, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive (RIVN.O) on Monday reported third-quarter deliveries above analysts' estimates, as it ramped up production to meet a sustained demand for its pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles (SUVs). Rivian, which makes R1T pickup trucks and R1S SUVs, delivered 15,564 vehicles in the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with Visible Alpha estimates of 14,740 vehicles and up 23% from the second quarter. It produced 16,304 vehicles at its facility in Normal, Illinois, up from 13,992 in the second quarter. That means Rivian has to make just more than 12,300 vehicles in the current quarter to hit its full-year target.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Tesla, Rivian, Abhirup Roy, Zaheer Kachwala, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Munro & Associates, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Rivian, Cox Automotive, U.S, EV, Canalys Research, Thomson Locations: Auburn Hills , Michigan, U.S, The Irvine , California, Normal , Illinois, San Francisco, Bengaluru

☆ GM furloughs another 160 workers due to UAW strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket in Delta Township, Michigan U.S. September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 2 (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N) said Monday it was indefinitely laying off about 160 workers at plants in Indiana and Ohio because of the impact of the United Auto Workers strike on some facilities. The UAW on Friday said it would strike at GM's Lansing Delta Township assembly plant that makes the Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse SUVs after previously striking at GM's Missouri assembly plant and 18 parts distribution centers. The new GM furloughs include 130 at its Parma, Ohio Metal Center and 34 at its Marion, Indiana Metal Center. The UAW strike on Monday was entering its 18th day after the chief executives of GM and Ford blasted the UAW on Friday, hours after the union escalated the strike.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Shawn Fain, Mary Barra, Jim Farley, David Shepardson, Ed Osmond, Bernadette Baum Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, General Motors Lansing Delta Plant, Michigan U.S, REUTERS, General Motors, Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, Detroit automaker, GM, Ohio Metal Center, Marion , Indiana Metal Center, Detroit, Ford, Chrysler, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: Delta Township, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, GM's Lansing Delta, GM's Missouri, Fairfax , Kansas, Parma, Marion ,, Lansing, Chicago

☆ Ford CEO says UAW holding labor deal 'hostage' over fate of battery plants
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"The UAW is holding the deal hostage over battery plants," Farley said, and claimed a "bad deal" could threaten financial viability of some U.S. vehicle production. On Monday, Ford said it had paused work on its $3.5 billion Marshall, Michigan battery plant that will use technology licensed from Chinese battery company CATL (300750.SZ), citing concerns about its ability to operate competitively. In 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) barring $7,500 in future consumer EV tax credits if any battery components are manufactured or assembled by a "foreign entity of concern." Ford is awaiting guidance to determine if batteries produced by the Marshall plant would meet the requirements. Republican lawmakers have been probing Ford's battery plant plan for months over concerns it could send U.S. tax subsidies to China and leave Ford dependent on Chinese technology.

Persons: Jim Farley, Rebecca Cook, Farley, Shawn Fain, Ford, Marshall, Janet Yellen, Jennifer Granholm, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Ford Motor, North American, REUTERS, Rights, Ford, United Auto Workers, U.S . Treasury, UAW, Energy, Republican, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Michigan, Marshall, China

☆ Canadian union Unifor sets Oct 9 deadline for GM negotiations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 28 (Reuters) - Canadian labor union Unifor said on Thursday it has informed General Motors (GM.N) that Oct. 9 has been set as the deadline for negotiating a deal with the U.S. automaker. Unifor had announced GM as its second bargaining target in contract talks with the Detroit Three on Monday, a day after ratifying a new three-year contract with Ford Motor (F.N). Meanwhile, in the U.S., negotiators for the United Auto Workers (UAW) union could strike additional Detroit Three automotive facilities on Friday if there is no substantial progress in labor negotiations. The UAW had launched its walkouts on Sept. 15, its first simultaneous strikes at General Motors, Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI) and Ford.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Unifor, Juby Babu, Rishabh Jaiswal, Sherry Jacob, Phillips, Rashmi Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Motors, U.S ., Ford, GM Canada, Oshawa Operations, Catharines Propulsion Plant, Distribution, GM, Detroit, Ford Motor, United Auto Workers, UAW, Chrysler, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Unifor, Canada, St, Catharines, Woodstock, Bengaluru

But few of them besides Tesla's Model Y and Model 3 are selling at high enough volumes to support a full-scale assembly plant, according to a Reuters analysis of U.S. EV sales data for the first six months of 2023. But that market share was divided up among 103 different models, according to the Alliance's latest quarterly report on the EV market. The U.S. automaker, like several rivals, has committed billions to build additonal EV and battery plants in the U.S. In a media presentation on Tuesday, Cox Automotive noted that Tesla has surrendered some share of U.S. EV sales this year as more entrants hit the market, but still commands nearly two-thirds of all EV sales. Cox estimated that EV sales will rise to 8% of total U.S. vehicle sales in the third quarter from about 6.5% a year ago.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Ford, Tesla, Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics Tesla, General Motors, Cox, Joe White, Paul Lienert, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Rouge Electric Vehicle, REUTERS, Global, EV, Tesla's, P Global, Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics, General, Chevrolet, Bolt, Ford, Hyundai, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, U.S, Cox Automotive, Thomson Locations: Dearborn , Michigan, U.S, Michigan, United States, Detroit

[1/8] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses auto workers as he skips the second GOP debate, in Clinton Township, Michigan, U.S., September 27, 2023. "Donald Trump is lying about President Biden's agenda to distract from his failed track record of trickle-down tax cuts, closed factories, and jobs outsourced to China," Biden's campaign said in a statement while Trump spoke. The UAW has to date not backed either presidential candidate, making it the only major union not to endorse Biden. The UAW leadership has welcomed Biden's support, however, and spoken about Trump and his record in scathing terms. Promising to end the government's EV push if elected, Trump urged the UAW to back him in the presidential race.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rebecca Cook, autoworkers, Trump, Joe Biden's, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Donald Duck, Biden, charlatan, Biden's, Jason Roe, Roe, Nathan Layne, Kanishka Singh, Jason Lange, Joe White, Ross Colvin, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S, Republican, GOP, REUTERS, Former U.S, America's, New, United Auto Workers union, General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, Trump, Republican Party, UAW, Thomson Locations: Clinton Township , Michigan, U.S, Former, Detroit, Florida, New Jersey, China, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, It's, Wilton , Connecticut, Singh, Washington

☆ Live Updates: UAW strikers receive Biden's support as he walks picket line in Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Left: President Joe Biden speaking about the auto workers strike from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 15. Right: UAW President Shawn Fain at the 2023 Special Elections Collective Bargaining Convention in Detroit, Michigan, on March 27. Susan Walsh/AP/Rebecca Cook/ReutersWhen President Joe Biden becomes the first sitting president to visit a picket line Tuesday, United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain will be there with him. Six months ago, it was doubtful Biden or almost anyone else at the White House knew who Fain was. And in July, Fain was at the White House meeting with staff about the administration's support for EVs, and he met face-to-face with Biden.

Persons: Joe Biden, Roosevelt, Shawn Fain, Susan Walsh, Rebecca Cook, Biden, Fain, Joe Biden’s, ” Fain, he's, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: White, UAW, Reuters, United Auto Workers, Ford, SK, White House Locations: Washington, Detroit , Michigan, Michigan

☆ UAW strike: Biden, Trump seek blue-collar votes in swing state Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

President Joe Biden is expected to visit a picket line Tuesday in the Great Lake State following a public invitation Friday from UAW President Shawn Fain. UAW members Niko Shinn (front) and Darius Collier (back) walk a picket line on Sept. 25, 2023 outside a Mopar facility owned by automaker Stellantis in Centerline. Fain has appeared with the independent senator from Vermont in Washington, D.C., and during a recent UAW rally in Detroit. Trump led Biden 46% to 43% among union members in an August survey, after Biden led Trump 51 % to 42% in June, according to Bernie Porn, president of EPIC·MRA. "With union members, he has been so supportive of just about everything that union members want.

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☆ Ford pauses work on $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Ford Motor Company Chief Executive Bill Ford announces Ford will partner with Chinese-based, Amperex Technology, to build an all-electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, during a press conference in Romulus, Michigan U.S., February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 25 (Reuters) - Ford Motor (F.N) said Monday it has paused work on a $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan, citing concerns about its ability to competitively operate the plant. The announcement comes as Ford has repeatedly upped its offer to the United Auto Workers union in contract talks. Republicans in Congress have been probing Ford's battery plant plan in Marshall, Michigan, using technology from CATL (300750.SZ), the world's largest battery maker. Ford has been awaiting guidance to determine if batteries operated by the Marshall plant would run afoul of the requirements.

Persons: Bill Ford, Ford, Rebecca Cook, Joe Biden, Marshall, David Shepardson, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Ford Motor Company, Amperex Technology, Romulus , Michigan U.S, REUTERS, Ford, United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit Three, Republicans, Marshall, Thomson Locations: Marshall , Michigan, Romulus , Michigan, Michigan, CATL

☆ US asks Mexico for fresh workers' rights review at auto parts facility
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai chairs the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework meeting in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. May 27, 2023. The latest review marks the U.S. Trade Representative office's 14th labor rights complaint against facilities in Mexico since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade took effect in 2020, including nine this year. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the request was intended to "address a serious violation of workers' rights" at the automotive parts factory, involving an employer possibly terminating workers for engaging in union activity. The Mexican government has ten days to review the U.S. request, and if it accepts, another 45 days to investigate the case. Mexico has recently denied two requests for probes into labor rights concerns, rejecting a U.S. call to review Grupo Yazaki's auto components factory in the state of Guanajuato and also a Grupo Mexico mine labor probe.

Persons: Katherine Tai, Rebecca Cook, Tai, Teklas, Brendan O'Boyle, Isabel Woodford, Sonali Paul Organizations: Trade, REUTERS, Automotive, U.S . Trade, office's, . Trade, Washington, Grupo, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, MEXICO, Mexico, Mexican, Aguascalientes, Canada, States, Turkey, Europe, North America, China, Guanajuato, Grupo Mexico

☆ Canadian union Unifor names GM its second bargaining target among Detroit Three
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 25 (Reuters) - Canadian union Unifor announced General Motors (GM.N) as its second bargaining target in contract talks with the Detroit Three on Monday, a day after ratifying a new three-year contract with Ford Motor (F.N). Unifor had set Ford as the first target for a pattern agreement in its contract discussions with the Detroit Three in Canada. Talks with GM are set to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 26, the union said. The Canadian operations of the Detroit Three are much smaller than their U.S. setups, but the three automakers each has critical factories in Canada.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Unifor, Ford, Shivansh, Pooja Desai Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Detroit, Ford Motor, Ford, Ford of, GM, United Auto Workers, UAW, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Canada, Ford of Canada, United States, Bengaluru

☆ Stellantis to invest $500 million in Rio plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Stellantis sign is seen outside its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Stellantis NV FollowRIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Stellantis (STLAM.MI) will invest up to 2.5 billion reais ($508 million) in its plant in Rio de Janeiro state, its CEO for South America, Antonio Filosa, said on Friday. The announcement happened at an event at the Guanabara Palace, the Rio state government's headquarters, and the funds are part of an investment cycle that ends in 2025. Of the total, 330 million reais have been invested in developing a modified version of its CMP car platform for producing models from several of the group's brands, compatible with combustion, hybrid and electric engines. Stellantis, which owns brands such as Fiat, Peugeot and Jeep, has two other factories in Brazil and two more in South America.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Antonio Filosa, Stellantis, Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Peter Frontini, Steven Grattan, Jason Neely, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, RIO DE, South, CMP, Fiat, Peugeot, Jeep, Thomson Locations: Auburn Hills , Michigan, U.S, RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, South America, Guanabara, Rio, Brazil

REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Americans broadly back striking workers in the auto industry and Hollywood, according to a two-day Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Wednesday that found significant support among both Democrats and Republicans. Some 72% of self-identified Democrats said they backed the auto workers strike and 79% said they supported the Hollywood strike. The poll found that 48% of Republicans backed the auto workers strike, while 47% opposed it. Other candidates like Nikki Haley and Tim Scott have said the auto workers are asking for too much. Two-thirds said pay for CEOs and workers should go up equally -- a central talking point of the UAW strike.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Joe Biden, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Deepa Babington Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Ford Michigan Assembly Plant, Wayne , Michigan U.S, REUTERS, Rights, Hollywood, Republicans, Ford Motor, General Motors, Chrysler, Democratic, Trump, Edison Research, Thomson Locations: Toledo , Ohio, Wayne , Michigan, United States

☆ Detroit Three under pressure to progress UAW talks, avoid wider auto strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Hyunjoo Jin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Striking United Auto Workers members picket outside the Stellantis Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. September 19, 2023. The UAW last week launched unprecedented, simultaneous strikes at one assembly plant each of General Motors (GM.N), Ford (F.N) and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI). The city is home to Ford's Louisville assembly plant and its Kentucky truck plant. Ford CEO Jim Farley has previously said the Kentucky truck plant, which assembles F-Series trucks, is the company's most profitable plant globally. Fain has said Detroit automakers have not shared their huge profits with workers while enriching executives and investors.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, We're, Jim Farley, Ram, Eikon, Fain, Mark Reuss, Reuss, Hyunjoo Jin, Jamie Freed Organizations: United Auto Workers, REUTERS, UAW, Detroit Three, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Wednesday, GM, GM's, Silverado, Detroit, Detroit Free Press, Toyota, Tacoma, EV, Thomson Locations: Toledo , Ohio, U.S, furloughing, Louisville , Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, San Francisco

Talks continued between union representatives and company management on the sixth day of a coordinated walkout, a day after Ford (F.N) averted a strike by Canadian workers. The UAW launched a strike against Ford, General Motors (GM.N) and Stellantis last week, targeting one U.S. assembly plant at each company. UAW workers also want to end a tiered wage structure that they say has created a large gap between newer and older employees, forcing some to work two jobs to make ends meet. We’re serious about this,” said Victor Holloway, 24, of Westland, Michigan, who has worked at the Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan, since 2021. U.S. President Joe Biden is wearing a red tie on Wednesday in solidarity with UAW workers, the White House said.

Persons: Mark Reuss, “ We’re, ”, Victor Holloway, Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Ram, Reuters Graphics Ford, Unifor, Ford, Joe Biden, Biden, Shawn Fain's, David Shepardson, Joe White, Ben Klayman, Anirudh, Richard Chang, Will Dunham, Matthew Lewis, Deepa Babington Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Ford, Detroit, Detroit Free Press, UAW, General Motors, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, Reuters, GM, REUTERS, GM's, Silverado, Reuters Graphics, Kokomo, RSM, Thomson Locations: Michigan , Ohio, Missouri, Chevrolet Colorado, Westland , Michigan, Wayne , Michigan, Fairfax , Kansas, Toledo , Ohio, U.S, Canada, Canadian, Ohio, Indiana, Kokomo , Indiana, Washington, Detroit, Bengaluru

☆ UAW workers strike at Mercedes supplier ZF's plant in Alabama
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Striking United Auto Workers members picket outside the Stellantis Jeep plant, in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Acquire Licensing RightsSept 20 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Wednesday that 190 workers went on strike at Mercedes-supplier ZF's plant in Alabama, demanding higher pay and better healthcare benefits. The workers are also seeking an end to the tier system of wages, under which older employees get higher pay than newer workers for the same job. ZF, which makes front axles used by Mercedes, said the plant in Tuscaloosa would operate while talks with the union continue. UAW members are also on a separate strike at three plants operated by the Detroit Three automakers - Ford Motor (F.N), General Motors (GM.N) and Stellantis (STLAM.MI) - demanding better contracts from the companies.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Mercedes, Mercedes Benz, Abhinav Parmar, Arun Koyyur Organizations: United Auto Workers, REUTERS, UAW, Mercedes, Detroit Three, Ford, General Motors, Thomson Locations: Toledo , Ohio, U.S, Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Bengaluru

Striking United Auto Workers members Laura Zielinski and Aisha Cochra hold their strike signs outside the Stellantis Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. September 19, 2023. The fledgling auto workers strike, if it lasts and broadens out, could be just that. A prolonged nationwide strike could put already-low inventory under heavy strain, posing "significant" upside risk to auto prices. The United Auto Workers strike against the 'Detroit Three' automakers General Motors, Ford and Stellantis entered its fifth day on Tuesday. Annual inflation has plummeted this year and by some measures now has, or is close to having, a "2" handle - the central bank's 2% goal is within sight.

Persons: Laura Zielinski, Aisha Cochra, Rebecca Cook, Morgan Stanley, Michael Feroli, JP Morgan, Cox, Stellantis, Morgan Stanley's Ellen Zentner, Jamie McGeever, Andrea Ricci Organizations: United Auto Workers, REUTERS, Rights, Fed, Reuters, U.S . Consumer, Bureau of Labor Statistics, General Motors, Ford, Cox Automotive, UAW, UBS, University, Thomson Locations: Toledo , Ohio, U.S, Rights ORLANDO , Florida, Detroit

The UAW says it will strike against more U.S. plants on Friday if no serious progress was made in talks with automakers. The UAW launched a strike against Ford (F.N), General Motors (GM.N) and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI), last week, targeting one U.S. assembly plant at each company. [1/7]Striking United Auto Workers members Laura Zielinski and Aisha Cochra hold their strike signs outside the Stellantis Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. September 19, 2023. The strikes have halted production at plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri that produce the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado, alongside other popular models. Reuters GraphicsReporting by David Shepardson in Washington, Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru and Ben Klayman in Toledo, Ohio Editing by David Gaffen, Jamie Freed, Matthew Lewis and Deepa BabingtonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Laura Zielinski, Stellantis, Ram, ”, Candis Holmes, Aisha Cochra, Rebecca Cook, Holmes, Julie Su, Gene Sperling, Ford, Unifor, David Shepardson, Jahnavi, Ben Klayman, David Gaffen, Jamie Freed, Matthew Lewis, Deepa Babington Organizations: United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, UAW, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Workers, GM's, Silverado, REUTERS, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, Labor, Michigan Bronco, GM, Reuters, Thomson Locations: TOLEDO , Ohio, Michigan, Ohio, Wayne , Michigan, Toledo , Ohio, Toledo, U.S, Ford's Wayne , Michigan, Michigan , Ohio, Missouri, Chevrolet Colorado, Washington, Detroit, Kansas, Canadian, Canada, Kentucky, Dearborn , Michigan, Kansas City , Missouri, Bengaluru, Ben

☆ Bernie Sanders’s push for four-day weeks has merit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to the crowd as United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and UAW Region 1 Director LaShawn English listen during a rally in support of striking UAW members in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., September 15, 2023. The United Auto Workers on Friday began strikes at Detroit carmakers Ford Motor (F.N), General Motors (GM.N) and Stellantis (STLAM.MI). Sanders voiced enthusiasm for their biggest demand: moving to a four-day workweek while maintaining five-day pay. UAW members pushed for this policy in the middle of the last century during a prior wave of automation. With artificial intelligence poised to reshape white-collar jobs, more workers might come to see things Sanders’s way.

Persons: Bernie Sanders, Shawn Fain, Rebecca Cook, Sanders, Jim Farley, Jonathan Guilford, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, REUTERS, Reuters, Friday, Detroit, Ford, General Motors, X, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S

On Monday, the UAW held talks with Stellantis though no deal was reached. About 12,700 UAW workers are on strike as part of a labor action targeting three U.S. assembly plants - one at each of the Detroit Three - after the prior four-year labor agreements expired. He said the UAW is ready to do what was necessary when asked whether it would extend the strike to other plants this week. Ford has an assembly plant and two engine plants in Canada with a total of about 5,000 union workers. Shares of BlueScope Steel (BSL.AX) slipped to an over three-month low as the strike weighs on its North American business.

Persons: Hakeem Jeffries, Rebecca Cook, plateauing, Shawn Fain, Fain, Unifor, Ford, Janet Yellen, Biden, Yellen, Stellantis's Ram, David Shepardson, Ben Klayman, Doina Chiacu, Deepa Babington, Alexander Smith Organizations: Democratic, U.S . House, United Auto Workers, Ford Motor Michigan, Plant, Wayne , Michigan U.S, REUTERS, Detroit Three, Union, General Motors, Ford, UAW, Detroit, MSNBC, CNBC, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, Michigan Bronco, GM's, Silverado, BlueScope, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Wayne , Michigan, Canada, Michigan , Ohio, Missouri, Chevrolet Colorado, Kansas, North America, Michigan

☆ UAW and automakers GM, Ford and Stellantis try to reach deal before strike widens
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Striking United Auto Workers walk the picket line outside the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, U.S. September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Acquire Licensing RightsSept 18 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers enters its fourth day on Monday as both sides try to hammer out deals to avoid costly disruptions to more plants. Sample HTML blockAbout 12,700 UAW workers are on strike as part of a coordinated labor action targeting three U.S. assembly plants - one at each of the Detroit Three automakers after the prior four-year labor agreements expired. The strikes have halted production at three plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri that produce the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado, along with other popular models. Besides higher wages, the UAW is also demanding shorter work weeks, restoration of defined benefit pensions and stronger job security as automakers make the shift to electric vehicles.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Shawn Fain, Stellantis's Ram, David Shepardson, Ben Klayman, Deepa Babington Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford Michigan Assembly Plant, REUTERS, Detroit Three, Union, General Motors, Ford, UAW, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, GM's, Silverado, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Wayne , Michigan, U.S, Michigan , Ohio, Missouri, Chevrolet Colorado

☆ What are Republican U.S. presidential candidates saying about the UAW strike?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, walks the picket line with striking United Auto Workers members outside the Ford Motor Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan U.S., September 17, 2023. REMEMBER, BIDEN IS A CROOK WHO HAS BEEN PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY CHINA, & OTHERS. On Friday, he wrote: "The all Electric Car is a disaster for both the United Auto Workers and the American Consumer. If this happens, the United Auto workers will be wiped out, along with all other auto workers in the United States. So I understand the frustration, but I think union bosses may be directing that ire in the wrong direction when it belongs at the feet of our current government."

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☆ Autoworkers strike against Detroit Three enters third day
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

United Auto Workers members hold up strike signs across from the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, U.S., September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 17 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers is set to enter its third day Sunday with no immediate resolution on the horizon. About 12,700 UAW workers remain on strike as part of a coordinated labor action targeting three U.S. assembly plants - one at each of the Detroit Three automakers after the prior four-year labor agreements expired at 11:59 p.m. Stellantis said main bargaining talks are to resume Monday, while some subcommittee negotiations are set for Sunday at General Motors. "The truth is UAW leadership ignored Belvidere in favor of a strike," the company said.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Mark Stewart, Ford, David Shepardson, Kim Coghill Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford Michigan Assembly Plant, REUTERS, Detroit Three, Ford, Chrysler, . Union, General Motors, UAW, Sunday, GM, North American, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, Thomson Locations: Wayne , Michigan, U.S, Belvidere , Illinois, Belvidere, Illinois, Michigan , Ohio, Missouri, Chevrolet Colorado, Michigan, Kansas, GM Missouri

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