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David Welch and Gabrielle Coppola, Bloomberg Published 10:38 am PDT, Monday, March 11, 2019 The United Auto Workers is increasing strike pay for members, a move that could give workers more incentive to stay on picket lines if there's a walkout during potentially contentious negotiations with Detroit Three carmakers this year. 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. The compensation would cushion the financial blow to UAW members if they decide to walk off the job, and serves as a warning shot to automakers that union workers are prepared for tough negotiations. General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are slated to negotiate new four-year labor deals beginning this summer. "No one goes to the bargaining table expecting to strike," Jones … [Read more...] about Detroit three gird for labor clash as UAW hikes strike pay

Gabrielle Coppola and Keith Naughton, Bloomberg Published 11:35 am PDT, Wednesday, August 28, 2019 The Federal Bureau of Investigation ramped up its years-long investigation into corruption involving the United Auto Workers by raiding the home of the union's president. Agents searched the home of UAW President Gary Jones in what the union called an unnecessary step, citing his cooperation and desire to uncover and address any wrongdoing. The Detroit News reported earlier that the FBI also raided the home of Jones' predecessor, Dennis Williams, and a union conference center in northern Michigan. "There was absolutely no need for search warrants to be used by the government today," the union said in its statement. "The UAW has voluntarily responded to every request the government has made throughout the course of its investigation, produced literally hundreds of thousands of documents and other materials to the government, and most importantly, when wrongdoing has been … [Read more...] about FBI raids UAW chief’s Detroit-area home in widening graft probe

The UAW’s administrative caucus has nominated current secretary-treasurer Dennis Williams to succeed Bob King as the next president of the auto maker’s union. The person nominated by the caucus has traditionally won election to the post. Reuters’ report on the nomination can be  found here . 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.Our previous post regarding the UAW's efforts to organize Volkswagen AG's U.S. factory 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