/tags/united-auto-workers United Auto Workers en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:36:37 GMT /2024-01-12/ohios-brown-is-among-u-s-senate-democrats-sending-letter-to-automakers-over-labor-organizing A healthy share of automakers are non-union—and one of the U.S. senators from Ohio said if it stays that way, it better be because that's how workers wanted it. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:36:37 GMT /2024-01-12/ohios-brown-is-among-u-s-senate-democrats-sending-letter-to-automakers-over-labor-organizing Sarah Donaldson /npr-news/2023-09-11/why-a-4-day-workweek-is-on-the-table-for-autoworkers Shawn Fain, the president of the UAW, is calling for a 32-hour work week at 40 hours of pay for autoworkers, an idea that was first embraced by the union's leaders almost a century ago. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:00:59 GMT /npr-news/2023-09-11/why-a-4-day-workweek-is-on-the-table-for-autoworkers Andrea Hsu /ideastream/2020-10-12/biden-makes-campaign-stop-in-toledo Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took aim at President Donald Trump's values and economic policy during a drive-in style rally at a United Auto Workers Hall in Toledo Monday. “I don't respect people based on whether they own a mansion,” Biden said “I don't judge them based on whether they belong to a country club. You and I measure people by the strength of their character.” Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:34:22 GMT /ideastream/2020-10-12/biden-makes-campaign-stop-in-toledo Glenn Forbes /news/2020-09-08/ohio-labor-unions-launch-campaign-for-safer-workplaces-during-pandemic Ohio union leaders marked Labor Day with a call for better conditions for workers and a new website to help them secure a safe workplace, especially… Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:24:12 GMT /news/2020-09-08/ohio-labor-unions-launch-campaign-for-safer-workplaces-during-pandemic Kabir Bhatia /news-partners/2020-05-04/u-s-automakers-are-slowly-rolling-toward-a-restart U.S. auto plants are gradually starting to reopen. New safety measures, from social distancing to face shields, are being put into place, while some workers are anxious about the risk of an outbreak. Mon, 04 May 2020 21:05:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-04/u-s-automakers-are-slowly-rolling-toward-a-restart Camila Domonoske /news-partners/2019-12-05/uaw-names-rory-gamble-as-president-the-first-african-american-to-lead-union Gamble, 64, will serve the remainder of the term of former head Gary Jones, who has been implicated in a federal embezzlement and bribery scheme at the union and resigned his post last month. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:35:56 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-05/uaw-names-rory-gamble-as-president-the-first-african-american-to-lead-union Brakkton Booker /news-partners/2019-11-20/uaw-president-gary-jones-abruptly-resigns-amid-corruption-scandal Jones has been the target of a federal probe of alleged corruption in the UAW. The union is also linked to an alleged bribery scheme, according to a lawsuit filed by GM against rival Fiat Chrysler. Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:40:49 GMT /news-partners/2019-11-20/uaw-president-gary-jones-abruptly-resigns-amid-corruption-scandal Richard Gonzales /wksu-stories/2019-10-25/parma-uaw-workers-narrowly-ratify-new-deal-with-gm-await-national-tally United Auto Workers members in Parma voted to ratify a new contract with General Motors on Thursday.Nearly 90% of the plant’s 950 workers voted Fifty two… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:09:12 GMT /wksu-stories/2019-10-25/parma-uaw-workers-narrowly-ratify-new-deal-with-gm-await-national-tally Carter Adams /news/2019-10-22/autoworkers-from-closed-plants-fight-new-gm-contract If they can close our plant, they can close yours, too.That's the message from workers at three shuttered General Motors factories that didn't get new… Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:45:18 GMT /news/2019-10-22/autoworkers-from-closed-plants-fight-new-gm-contract Tom Krisher /statehouse-news-stories/2019-10-17/house-dems-propose-unemployment-benefits-for-striking-workers A plan is being introduced at the Ohio Statehouse that would not only help union workers in any future strikes, but could also benefit the General... Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:21:39 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-10-17/house-dems-propose-unemployment-benefits-for-striking-workers Andy Chow