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Union President Shawn Fain says companies continue to low-ball workers’ pay while the automakers earn record profits.
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The company has a set amount of money, but is willing to move dollars around in a way that might fit the union's needs
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The poll found that 36% of Americans sympathize with the workers in their dispute with the automakers, 9% support the automakers, and the rest back both or neither.
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In a surprise move, 8,700 members left their jobs at Ford's Kentucky truck plant in Louisville Wednesday evening. The plant makes profitable heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large SUVs.
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The companies say the strikes have nevertheless forced them to impose those layoffs. They note that the job cuts have occurred mainly at factories that make parts for assembly plants that were closed by strikes.
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GM agreed to bring workers at battery factories into the UAW's national contract
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Union leaders say the Detroit automakers are abusing the system to save money by treating temps like full-time workers.
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Union President Shawn Fain will update members Friday on bargaining toward bringing to an end the nearly 3-week-old strikes against the companies.
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One firm places the figure in the billions.
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Mack Trucks confirmed a tentative agreement on a five-year contract early Monday.