Tag: labor negotiations

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has released the final tally of member votes, with a combined total of 64% voting in favor of labor agreements across the Detroit-area “Big Three” automakers.

United Auto Workers (UAW) union members seem poised to ratify contracts at Ford and Stellantis, according to UAW vote trackers and media reports.

United Auto Workers (UAW) members at plants in Louisville, Ky., and Flint, Mich., have voted against ratifying the contracts with two of the “Big Three” Detroit-area automakers.

The leader of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) warned that members on the East and Gulf Coasts could go on strike in October of next year when the union’s contract expires.

United Auto Workers (UAW) members at auto parts supplier Mobis North America in Toledo, Ohio, have authorized leaders to call a strike when their contract expires next week, according to a UAW post on X.

The “Big Three” Detroit-area automakers' tentative labor agreements are set to expire on April 30, 2028, six months longer than the normal four-year agreements.

Canadian union Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with automaker Stellantis, ending the strike at all member-represented facilities.

General Motors has reached a tentative labor agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, according to an article in Bloomberg.

SMU's Current Steel Buyers Sentiment Index edged down this week while the future index remained flat, based on our most recent survey data.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) said 4,000 union members at Mack Trucks have rejected a tentative labor agreement and went on strike Monday morning.

General Motors made its sixth contract offer to the United Auto Workers (UAW) as the union continues its strike against all three Detroit-area automakers.

Ford Motor Co. presented its seventh offer to the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Tuesday amid the union’s ongoing strike.

Ford Motor Co. announced layoffs in Ohio and Illinois on Monday, citing the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.

U.S. Steel is laying off ~300 workers at its Granite City Works in Illinois, a company spokeswoman told SMU on Tuesday.

General Motors has announced layoffs at its Parma Metal Center in Ohio and Marion Metal Center in Indiana as a result of the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.

The United Steelworkers International (USW) executive board on Tuesday appointed David McCall as the union’s new international president. He will fill the remainder of Tom Conway’s term.

Ken Simonson, chief economist for The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. ET.

Tom Conway, international president of the United Steelworkers (USW) union since 2019, has died at age 71.

Ford of Canada union workers represented by Unifor ratified a new, three-year labor agreement on Sunday.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has more leverage than the Detroit Three automakers in the current strike that started Sept. 15, according to Jason Schenker, president of Prestige Economics.

United Auto Workers (UAW) union members in Alabama at a parts supplier to Mercedes-Benz have gone on strike.

United Auto Workers (UAW) union president Shawn Fain has announced a new deadline of Friday, Sept. 22, at noon, at which point the union could expand its strike.

Unifor, which represents union auto workers in Canada, has extended negotiations with Ford, thus delaying a strike.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike that started Friday leaves the Detroit 3 automakers—and it’s union-represented workers—in uncharted territory.

Unifor, the union which represents Canada’s auto workers, has written a letter in solidarity with the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike as its own labor contract deadline nears.

Hot-rolled coil (HRC) futures prices fell after our last column published Aug. 17, putting in recent lows around $25-$30 per ton lower than the week prior

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is preparing a “strategic strike,” targeting specific plants at all three of the Detroit  automakers, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press.

A Stellantis executive detailed today the progress the automaker is making with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union as a “good path” ahead of Thursday’s contract deadline.

Automaker Stellantis presented what it said was a "strong" contract offer to the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday. The union's initial reaction was not positive.

Unifor, the union representing Canadian autoworkers, among others, has chosen Ford Motor Co. as the target automaker in its labor negotiations with the Big Three Detroit automakers.