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The union is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. As of February 24, 2022, the UAW has more than 391,000 active members and more than 580,000 retired members in over 600 local unions and holds 1,150 contracts with some 1,600 employers. [1] It holds assets amounting to just over $1 billion. [2]
About five people picketing in the United Auto Workers strike outside a Flint-area General Motors plant suffered minor injuries Tuesday when a vehicle leaving the plant struck them, police said.
Since the 1950s, UAW has faced declining union membership and a growing service sector, reducing the economic impact that a strike could have. [15] In 2019, UAW autoworkers went on strike against General Motors. The 40-day work stoppage cost General Motors US$3.6 billion and caused a single-quarter recession in Michigan. [16]
Wixom was the most profitable plant in the industry during the 1980s when Cadillac downsized its lineup and lost ground to Lincoln. Due to Lincoln's falling sales, Ford announced on January 23, 2006, it would sell the Wixom plant in 2007 as part of its The Way Forward. Some analysts argued that the plant might not be closed.
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, left, answers questions after talking with Michigan workers from two Webasto parts plants at UAW Local 174 in Livonia on July 29.
A momentous day is on tap for the UAW and its ongoing strike with the Big Three as President Biden joins the picket lines in Michigan.
Wixom (/ ˈ w ɪ k s ə m / WIK-səm) is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northwestern suburb of Detroit , Wixom is located roughly 30 miles (48.3 km) from downtown Detroit .
A car struck five United Auto Workers union picketers in a hit-and-run while they were protesting in Michigan on Tuesday, ... and one was taken to a local hospital. ... which is 12.5% of the UAW's ...