United Auto Workers on strike

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">First it was Hollywood, and now another big union strike is underway. For the first time ever, thousands of United Auto Workers members are striking against Detroit’s Big Three auto companies. </span>

UAW President Shawn Fain and Senator Bernie Sanders rallied striking workers today, as automakers call their demands unreasonable. The Department of Justice is asking for a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump, saying it’s needed to protect the integrity of his tria ...  Show more

Later this week, as many as 150,000 U.S. autoworkers may walk out in a historic strike against the three Detroit automakers, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The United Auto Workers union and the Big Three are still far apart in talks, and have only two days left to negoti ...

A wave of strikes that has paralyzed the auto industry came to an end on Monday, when the last of the three big car manufacturers, General Motors, reached a deal with the United Automobile Workers union.

Neal E. Boudette, who covers the auto industry for The Times, discu ...