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United Auto Workers

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Why Couldn’t United Auto Workers Union Come To Deal With GM? | MSNBC

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United Auto Workers to strike against General Motors

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Feds charge #11 in United Auto Workers in ongoing corruption case

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United Auto Workers union says its 49K members at GM plants will go on strike

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United Auto Workers sends tentative Fiat Chrysler contract to membership for ratification vote

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Hear from Tim about the impact of unions in the workplace, in Washington, and in workers' lives. https://t.co/lUu4UXP9iT

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There is a lot of misinformation out there. Watch this short video to get the facts. #UAW #UnionYES https://t.co/zAsJDNyTcW

The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Automobile Workers (UAW), is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States and Canada. It was founded as part of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s and grew rapidly from 1936 to the 1950s. The union played a major role in the liberal wing of the Democratic party under the leadership of Walter Reuther. It was known for gaining high wages and pensions for auto workers, but it was unable to unionize auto plants built by foreign-based car makers in the South after the 1970s, and it went into a steady decline in membership; reasons for this included increased automation, decreased use of labor, movements of manufacturing, and increased globalization.
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