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The importance of union voters in Michigan was on full display during a campaign stop by former President Donald Trump Saturday. Colin Jackson has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she plans to focus on pocketbook issues when she delivers her State of the State address next week. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three ended with the union claiming significant gains over past contracts. Among those that supported the union through the strike was the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center. In addition to gains for workers, it says the contracts are important for our future environmental health. WEMU's David Fair took a look ahead and practical impacts of the deals with the Ecology Center’s Climate and Energy Program Director, Charles Griffith.
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The auto workers strike played a part in Michigan’s jobless rate edging up to four-point-one percent in October. That’s according to the state’s monthly jobs report. Rick Pluta explains.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she has visited striking auto workers on picket lines and is urging labor and management to continue bargaining. Whitmer says she has remained in touch with UAW leaders and auto company executives.
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A respected University of Michigan economic study says an expected auto worker strike would probably have a small, short-term effect on the state’s economy if it leads to a quick bargain. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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A $2.5 billion federal loan sealed the deal to bring new automotive battery production to the US. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Michigan is getting battleground state attention from the presidential campaigns. Republican nominee Donald Trump pays a visit to Macomb County. Former…
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Former President Bill Clinton was a crowd-stopper as he marched in Detroit’s Labor Day Parade on behalf of his wife’s presidential campaign. The parade…
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Schauer rallies seniors on heels of gubernatorial town hallDemocratic nominee for governor Mark Schauer rallied retirees a day after his first, and…