UAW strike brings blue collar vs. billionaire battle, Bernie Sanders to Detroit

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks with the media and union members outside the UAW Local 900 headquarters across the street from the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, Sept. 15, 2023.Matthew Hatcher | AFP | Getty ImagesDETROIT – The United Auto Workers strike is bringing a blue-collar...

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain greets workers at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023.Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is preparing to conduct unprecedented, targeted strikes against Ford Motor,...

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UAW strikes against Detroit carmakers will happen without contracts

The United Auto Workers union will strike against the Detroit automakers if the sides don't reach labor deals by an 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday deadline, UAW President Shawn Fain said Wednesday on CNBC's "Squawk Box."Fain's comments came the morning after he outlined plans to local union leaders about implementing...

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Ford to double F-150 hybrid pickup production as EV sales growth slows

2024 Ford F-150 PowerBoost Platinum hybridFordDETROIT — Ford Motor plans to double production of a hybrid version of its F-150 pickup truck as the company grapples with slower-than-expected sales of its all-electric vehicles.Ford expects to increase sales of the V-6 hybrid model during the 2024 model year to roughly...

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Wall Street sees potential upsides of UAW auto strikes

United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Detroit, Sept. 25, 2019.Michael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT – Many on Wall Street view potential strikes by United Auto Workers against the Detroit automakers as largely manageable – even seeing investment opportunities.Some believe potential strikes are...

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