Lincoln Park — Randy Jercick passed an exam to get into Ford Motor Co.’s apprentice program more than a decade ago, but had almost given up hope that he’d ever get a chance to become an ...

The UAW is trying to untangle a knot holding ... A GM spokeswoman declined to comment pending the union's resolution of the skilled-trades objections. But in the contract's details are several ...

After 59.5 percent of GM’s estimated 8,500 skilled trades workers voted against the pact, UAW leadership has been investigating the reasons behind the opposition to determine their next move.

The UAW organized 161 skilled trades workers ... nose at the federal government as well." Organizing the skilled trades was seen as a high-profile victory and the first clear-cut win at an ...

In voting that concluded earlier this month, skilled trades workers rejected the UAW-GM deal by nearly 60 percent. The UAW reported that the contract passed with the support of a narrow overall ...

Fate of Ford-UAW deal in the hands of Dearborn workers In the end, the parties compromised on issues that led a majority of skilled-trades workers ... and tool makers. Resolution came, in part ...

FOX 2 - The UAW Local 600's Tool & Die Unit at the Rouge Complex announced it has reached a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Company. The roughly 500 UAW members at the Dearborn facility will ...

In the 2011 contract, skilled trades veterans near retirement were offered a $65,000 lump sum that was not available to production workers. If the four-year contract is ratified, all UAW workers ...

After initially hesitating in the face of mass worker opposition, the United Auto Workers and Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler) are now forging ahead with plans to implement a brutal 12-hour ...

fought the petition by the UAW for a vote of 165 skilled trades workers at the plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The skilled trades workers maintain the production machinery at the plant that makes ...

UAW-represented skilled trade workers make about $32 per hour, more than the $28 per hour for veteran, unskilled production line workers. The union's current contract with Detroit automakers ...

The rejection of the contract by skilled trades slowed the ratification process and prompted top UAW officials to hold a conference call with union leaders to consider its options, King said.