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At the union's bargaining convention starting Monday in Detroit, UAW President Gary Jones said strike pay will increase to $250 a week through the end of this year, from $200 a week previously. The union will start paying out to $275 a week starting in January. … [Read more...] about Detroit three gird for labor clash as UAW hikes strike pay

The searches were carried out weeks after the UAW began formal negotiations on new labor contracts for almost 150,000 members employed by General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Federal prosecutors have already indicted former UAW and Fiat Chrysler officials for participating in a scheme that the federal government has said funneled millions to ex-leaders at the company and union. … [Read more...] about FBI raids UAW chief’s Detroit-area home in widening graft probe

The Detroit News points out that Williams “has never built a car” and will become the first President of the UAW that did not formerly work in an auto plant. The article notes that the UAW “boasted more than 1.5 million dues-paying members in 1979 now has just 382,513 — and only about 40 percent of those work in the auto industry. The rest include nurses, casino workers and graduate students. They make a lot less than the men and women who toil in the nation’s automobile factories, and they pay a lot less in union dues.” The full article can be  found here .a … [Read more...] about United Automobile Workers (UAW) Nominates Dennis Williams as Next President

The Detroit News is reporting that the United Auto Workers has added 4,000 new members in 2011. Membership rose from 376,612 at the end of 2010 to 380,719 in 2011. However, the UAW's assets dropped from $1.08 billion to $1.04 billion. Its receipts also declined from $274 million to $258 million. Despite a slight increase in membership, UAW President Bob King paints a grim future for the union if it is unable to organize foreign automakers. "If we don't organize these transnationals, I don't think there's a long-term future for the UAW — I really don't." The full article from the Detroit News can be found here. … [Read more...] about Membership Growing, Assets Dropping at UAW

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant told a business group Monday he is “concerned” over the UAW's efforts to organize Toyota and Nissan auto manufacturing plants in his State.  The Memphis Commercial Appeal quoted the Governor saying, “The automobile industry is very fragile, and there's such great competition out there. That's what worries me. If the union involvement becomes active in the southeastern automobile corridor, what does it do to industry? And I just don't see a positive outcome to that.” … [Read more...] about Mississippi Governor “Concerned” About UAW Organizing in the Southeast