United Auto Workers members rally after marching in the Detroit Labor Day Parade on Sept. 4, 2023. Bill Pugliano via Getty Images September 15, 2023 US autoworkers launch historic strike: 3 questions answered Joshua Murray, Vanderbilt University A work stoppage hitting the three largest American automakers at the same time is unprecedented.
UAW President Walter Reuther, center, shakes hands with a Ford executive after agreeing on a three-year contract in 1967. Bettmann via Getty Images August 31, 2023 United Auto Workers strike – if it happens – should channel the legacy of Walter Reuther, who led the union at the peak of its power Marick Masters, Wayne State University Reuther was both ambitious and pragmatic, scoring many victories for autoworkers.
UAW President Shawn Fain speaks with General Motors workers on July 12, 2023, in Detroit. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images August 25, 2023 US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers − with wages at EV battery plants a key roadblock to agreement Marick Masters, Wayne State University A strike would shake up the auto industry, even though both the union’s ranks and the share of the US automotive market controlled by GM, Ford and Stellantis have been shrinking for decades.
Fire up the printing presses. Nerthuz/Getty Images April 27, 2020 Coronavirus bailouts will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars – unlike past corporate rescues that actually made money for the US Treasury Scott Newsome, University of California, Santa Cruz Seven of the past 10 business bailouts since 1969 have either broke even, or more frequently, ended up making a tidy profit for taxpayers.