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United Auto Workers members picket at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. New union agreements with Detroit automakers reached during the past week will cost Ford, Stellantis and General Motors over $1 billion per year by the time they take effect in four years. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) **FILE**

General Motors workers in Michigan reject United Auto Workers’ deal

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

United Auto Workers union pact with Detroit three Automakers illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

UAW suicide pact with Detroit Three will mean higher costs, lower profits, overseas manufacturing

By Peter Navarro

Dean Kennedy, a 66-year-old Corunna resident who has worked more than 46 years for General Motors as a repair technician at Flint Metal Fabrication, blocks an entrance to the Flint Metal Center, Oct. 17, 2019 in Flint, Mich. United Auto Workers union members who went on strike Saturday at the Stellantis casting plant in Indiana have reached a tentative deal with the company. The UAW Local 1166 bargaining committee confirmed the tentative agreement in a blog post, saying that a ratification vote would be held on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, file)

UAW members at General Dynamics approve contract

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Starbucks employees and supporters react as votes are read during a union-election watch party Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)

Starbucks increases pay, benefits at retail stores as union cries foul

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

FBI agent holding a gun in his hand, rear view. File photo credit: Shutterstock

Whistleblowers accuse senior FBI officials of retaliating against agents for their political beliefs

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The commencement address is given during graduation at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., on May 12, 2018. The Universities of Wisconsin unveiled a $32 million workforce development plan Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 in an attempt to recover funds that were cut by the Republican-controlled Legislature earlier this year in a fight over campus diversity programs. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Universities of Wisconsin unveil plan to recover $32 million cut by Republicans in diversity fight

By Harm Venhuizen - Associated Press

FILE - The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Since allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took over Walt Disney World's government earlier this year, morale and trust have deteriorated, the governing district has been politicized and cronyism permeates the organization, according to many employees who have departed in recent months. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Morale down, cronyism up after DeSantis takeover of Disney World government, ex-employees say

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Abby Zwerner, a teacher shot by her 6-year-old student, attends a hearing for a civil lawsuit she filed against the Newport News Public Schools, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 in Newport News, Va. Zwerner can proceed with her $40 million lawsuit against Newport News Public Schools, a judge ruled Friday, Nov. 3. The school system had argued that Zwerner’s injuries fell under Virginia’s workers compensation law. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules

By Ben Finley - Associated Press

Workers pour concrete to create part of a bus stop in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Thursday, October 12, 2023. On Friday, the U.S. government issues the October jobs report. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in October, adding 150K jobs in face of higher borrowing rates

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

United Auto Workers members walk the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Sept. 26, 2023. Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative contract agreement reached with the company. Members of Local 900 voted 81% in favor of the four year-and-eight month deal, according to Facebook postings by local members on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)

Ford factory workers approve UAW contract

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, center, visits striking UAW Local 551 workers outside a Ford assembly center on South Burley Avenue on Oct. 7, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim /Chicago Tribune via AP, File)

Ford offers $50K buyouts for employees as part of UAW deal

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Biden's joint-employer rule bad for workers illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Biden’s joint-employer rule is bad for workers

By Reps. Rick W. Allen and James Comer

Toyota employees are getting a raise, automaker announces after end of UAW strike

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Members of the Culinary Workers Union rally along the Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in Las Vegas. Thousands of hotel workers fighting for new union contracts rallied Wednesday night on the Las Vegas Strip, where rush-hour traffic was disrupted when some members blocked the road before being detained by police. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Casino execs confident about negotiations, but striking culinary workers don’t share optimism

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Stellantis employee and United Auto Workers member Anthony Collier reacts to news Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Sterling Heights, Mich., that the UAW and the automaker have reached a tentative contract agreement. "The tentative agreement is excellent, said Collier, 54, of Sterling Heights. "We hear that it's going to be parity, at least, with Ford, so we believe a lot of people are looking forward to signing. Most of us had to dip into savings, get loans. Everybody knows the economy went up on all of us, so it's a little tight to be out on strike pay." (AP Photo/Corey Williams)

UAW strike costs Stellantis $3 billion in lost revenue

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Anthony Collier, 54, and other striking United Auto Workers members picket Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, outside the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly plant in Mich. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)

Autoworkers are the latest to spotlight the power of U.S. labor. What is the state of unions today?

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips - Associated Press

U.S. pharmacy workers enter second day of walkouts

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

United Auto Workers members walk on the picket line outside a General Motors facility in Van Buren Township, Mich., Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a six-week-old strike against Detroit automakers, two people briefed on the deal said Monday. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

General Motors reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending 6-week strike

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United Auto Workers members walk the picket line during a strike at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, in Sterling Heights, Mich., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Jeep maker Stellantis has reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union that follows a template set earlier this week by Ford, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Auto workers and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal that follows model set by Ford

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

Dan Back, a United Auto Workers Local 12 member, pickets at a gate on Chrysler Drive during the ongoing UAW strike at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio. (Kurt Steiss/The Blade via AP)

UAW ramps up talks with other automakers in wake of Ford agreement

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times