UAW

The UAW says the drive will cover nearly 150,000 workers at factories largely in the South, where the union has had little success in recruiting new members.

Following an 11 week strike, the UAW and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan have reached a tentative verbal agreement.

Entering talks with Detroit's automakers, Shawn Fain set lofty expectations — and delivered. He secured pay raises, improved benefits, and a raft of other concessions.

Yesterday union workers approved a UAW contract with General Motors. There are enough "yes" votes at Stellantis and Ford to close contract deals as well.

Members of the United Auto Workers union were close to approving contract agreements with Stellantis and Ford on Friday with voting at both companies overwhelmingly in favor.

The tight vote on the tentative agreement between the Detroit 3 and the UAW, football stadiums making the switch to natural turf, and harnessing electricity from plants into music.

In a squeaker, ratification by General Motors union workers for a new four and a half year contract is down to the wire - while a majority of members at Ford and Stellantis appear to be in favor of ratification.

25,411 UAW members at Ford Motor Company had cast ballots as of Monday afternoon in the union's tentative contract ratification process. Of those, 65.3% voted to ratify.

Many union members are returning to work after a six-week-long strike — and voting whether to ratify tentative agreements with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.

Stellantis plans to build a new midsize pickup truck, along with battery-run versions of six Jeep, Ram and Dodge vehicles.Ford envisions at least three new electric vehicles that will preserve jobs at several factories.General Motors plans to build at least six new electric vehicles, including a full-size SUV.Those and other closely held production plans by Detroit's automakers have emerged in details of the tentative contract agreements that ended the six-week strikes by the United Auto Workers union.