automakers

Striking UAW workers at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne on Sept. 18, 2023. (Ken Coleman/Michigan Advance)

UAW head says union has ‘cards left to play’ as Detroit Three negotiations continue

BY: - October 21, 2023

As the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against the Detroit Three automakers stretches into its fifth week, President Shawn Fain said Friday afternoon that the union “has cards left to play” in negotiations. “In the past 24 hours, we’ve gotten new offers from two of the three companies. So despite all the bluster about how […]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, during the annual North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. (Ken Coleman/Michigan Advance)

Whitmer encourages UAW, Detroit Three to continue talks hours before contract deadline

BY: - September 14, 2023

With a possible UAW strike against the Detroit Three automakers on the horizon, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday urged the union and corporations to continue talks. “I think that we are all doing our best to keep both parties at the table until there is resolve,” said Whitmer when asked about the effort of the […]