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Members of Teamsters Local 283 picket outside the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Southwest Detroit on Oct. 24, 2024.
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Teamsters, Marathon Petroleum no closer to deal as strike continues

Russ McNamara, Alex McLenon October 25, 2024

Union members are still off the job at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Southwest Detroit. More than 250 members of...

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President of UNITE HERE Local 24, Nia Winston, speaks at a rally for striking union members in Detroit on Oct. 19, 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Is 2023 the year of the worker?

Detroit Today November 29, 2023

Throughout the first 10 months of this year, over 492,000 workers have gone on strike across multiple industries — more...

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Striking workers wave their signs in the air.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: How the Detroit casino strikes fit into the labor movement

Detroit Today November 29, 2023

Last week, about 2,800 unionized casino workers with MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown voted to ratify new contracts,...

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UAW workers picket Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on Oct. 2, 2023 in Detroit.
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UAW reaches tentative agreement with Blue Cross, potentially ending strike

Jenny Sherman November 29, 2023

After 11 weeks on strike, the United Auto Workers union announced Tuesday it has reached a tentative "verbal agreement" with...

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Unionized casino workers rallied in front of MotorCity Casino in Detroit on Nov. 15, 2023.
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Detroit Evening Report: Strike ends for MotorCity, Hollywood casino workers

Nargis Rahman November 20, 2023

Workers represented by the Detroit Casino Council have ratified a new contract agreement with Hollywood and MotorCity casinos, ending the 34-day...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk the picket line during a strike at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, in Sterling Heights, Mich., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
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Ford and Stellantis workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

Associated Press November 20, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis, that along with a...

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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler rallies with striking casino workers in front of MotorCity Casino in Detroit on November 15, 2023.
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Detroit casino workers reach tentative deal with Detroit casinos

Jenny Sherman November 17, 2023

After months of negotiations and 32 days on strike, the Detroit Casino Council has reached a tentative agreement for a...

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UAW members strike outside the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
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  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Tentative deal with GM could end UAW strike against Detroit automakers

Tia Graham October 31, 2023

The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative contract with General Motors on Monday, the last of the Detroit Three...

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