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Striking UAW workers picket at the Jeep Assembly Plant on Oct. 9, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. The UAW contends that the furloughs by Detroit's three automakers were not necessary and are being done in an effort to push members to accept less in contract negotiations. (Jonathan Aguilar/The Blade via AP, File)

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Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville
By TOM KRISHER - AP Auto Writer
Wed,10/11/23-12:08PM , 120 Reads
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford's Kentucky truck plant.
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AP correspondent Jennifer King reports on Mack Trucks Strike

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Workers at Mack Trucks reject contract and join the thousands of UAW picketers already on strike
By TOM KRISHER - AP Auto Writer
Sun,10/08/23-8:38PM , 102 Reads
DETROIT (AP) — Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company.
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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with members picketing near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Fain will update members on bargaining with Detroit's three automakers on Friday afternoon, (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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Auto workers stop expanding strikes against Detroit Three after GM makes battery plant concession
By TOM KRISHER - AP Business Writers
Fri,10/06/23-1:48PM , 86 Reads
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Friday it will not expand its strikes against Detroit's three automakers after General Motors made a breakthrough concession on unionizing electric vehicle batter
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United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit on Sept. 4, 2023. The union is threatening to strike any automaker that hasn't reached an agreement by the time contracts expire on Sept. 14. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week
By TOM KRISHER - AP Auto Writer
Sat,09/09/23-8:51AM , 134 Reads
DETROIT (AP) — About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions the workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble.
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