#Tlaib calls for Michigan residents to vote ‘uncommitted’ in upcoming Democratic primary

#Tlaib calls for Michigan residents to vote ‘uncommitted’ in upcoming Democratic primary

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Saturday called on Michigan residents to vote “uncommitted” in the upcoming Democratic primary. Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, mentioned her dissatisfaction with the way the Biden administration is playing a part in the Israel-Hamas war as the reason she is urging  Dearborn, Mich., Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in the…

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#UAW announces push to organize nonunion plants after strike wins

#UAW announces push to organize nonunion plants after strike wins

After ratifying new contracts with automakers following its weeks-long strike, United Auto Workers (UAW) announced plans Wednesday to try to organize workers at more than a dozen factories not currently part of the union. The newest push for workplace improvement will organize more than 150,000 autoworkers across 13 different automakers: BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Lucid, Mazda,…

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#UAW, Ford reach tentative labor agreement

#UAW, Ford reach tentative labor agreement

United Auto Workers (UAW) and Ford reached a tentative labor agreement Wednesday, the union announced, ending six weeks of strikes at the company. The four-year, tentative deal includes a 25 percent wage increase over the course of the contract, with 11 percent coming in the first year. Cost of living increases could lift the pay…

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#Trump: UAW workers ‘being sold down the river’

#Trump: UAW workers ‘being sold down the river’

Former President Trump went after the United Auto Workers leadership in an interview released Friday, saying workers are being misled by their representation. He refused to take a side on contract negotiations which have devolved into a strike. “I’m on the side of making our country great… The auto workers are being sold down the…

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