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Stellantis, Ford, and General Motors say the effort to transition to electric vehicles is driving the job cuts
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Trump’s visit to Michigan coincided with the first day of early primary voting in the state
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Jennifer Brace joins us to talk about what's trending in the auto industry
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UAW will try to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in DetroitThe UAW said Wednesday that its effort will cover nearly 150,000 workers at factories largely in the South, where the UAW has had little success in recruiting new members.
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The union on Wednesday hadn't posted final vote totals yet, but workers at several large factories who finished voting in the past few days have turned down the four year and eight month deal by fairly large margins.
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The vote tallies at the plants ranged from 55% to around 60% against the contract. Voting continues at Ford, where the deal is passing with 66.1% voting in favor so far
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The four-year deal still has to be approved by 57,000 union members at the company.
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Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company's future is at stakeIn a rare speech during contract talks in Dearborn, Michigan, Ford said high labor costs could limit future investments. The great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford said that will cost many jobs and America will also lose.
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The union went on strike Sept. 14 when it couldn’t reach agreements on new contracts with Ford, General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis.
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Detroit automakers say they offered new contract proposals up to the strike deadline that included what they call “historic” wage increases