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Kokomo native and UAW leader Shawn Fain has made Time Magazine’s Top 100 Influential People of 2024.

The impact of the mass layoffs and firings by Stellantis and other Detroit automakers have further undermined conditions in the factories via overwork and job overloading.

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The tentative agreement on a new four-and-a-half year contract between Stellantis NV and the United Auto Workers includes some $19 billion in product, operation commitments and plant investments. Here is

Ford and GM reported profit losses of $1.3 billion and $800 million, respectively, underscoring the magnitude of the strike's impact.

The maker of Jeep and Dodge reported a $3.2 billion loss in revenue and a profit loss of just under $800 million during a call with reporters on Tuesday

The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative new contract agreement with Ford - with a 25% general wage increase. It is the first step towards ending a nearly six-week strike.

Stellantis said 100 more workers have been laid off at the Toledo Machining Plant in Ohio as the United Auto Workers strike is near the end of week five.

The United Auto Workers union is on strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

The former Kokomo Tribune building will have a new purpose — housing South Korean workers moving to Kokomo to work at the electric vehicle battery plant.