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Striking Autoworkers at Stellantis Are Up Against a Yacht-Sailing Billionaire
Billionaire John Elkann is pulling the strings at Stellantis, prioritizing stock buybacks over the strikers’ demands.
GM, Ford Paid Average Combined Tax Rate of Just 1 Percent on $42B in Profits
The new analysis comes as the auto giants claim they cannot afford striking workers' demands for better pay.
Non-Striking Autoworkers Are Supporting Effort by Refusing Voluntary Overtime
“It’s crossing an unofficial picket line to work overtime,” said the UAW Local 897 vice president.
Amid Historic Strike, GM and Ford Announce Plans to Lay Off Workers
"They could double our wages and not raise the prices of vehicles, and … would still make billions,” said UAW president.
Autoworkers at All of the Big 3 Go on First-Ever Simultaneous Strike
Thirteen thousand workers walked out of three assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri.
Bernie Sanders Slams Corporate Media Coverage of UAW Strike
Detroit automakers raked in $250 billion as wages stagnated over the last decade, but the media fret about strikes.
First-Ever Simultaneous Strike at Big 3 Automakers Looks Increasingly Likely
With the UAW contract set to expire, workers are preparing – and companies have responded with a counteroffensive.
Unionized Autoworkers Are Taking on a Three-Headed Behemoth of Big Capital
The bosses who are blocking the auto workers’ demands are also architects of war and oil-driven planetary destruction.
Strikes May Cost Warner Bros. 10 Times More Than Demands of WGA Would Have
WGA and SAG-AFTRA are demanding changes to residual pay as well as worker protections against AI.
Health Care Workers in Los Angeles Arrested During Protest Over Staffing Crisis
The Labor Day action outside a Kaiser Permanente facility came amid an ongoing strike authorization vote.