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United Auto Workers from Detroit join Local 12 members in solidarity as strikes continue on Stickney Avenue outside Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio.
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Union, Execs Will Need to Shift Gears Fast Once UAW Strike Is Over
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United Auto Workers member Kenneth Carroll, center, of Team 14, dances and cheers on Stickney Avenue outside Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Toledo.
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Auto Workers Still Have Room to Expand Their Strike Against Car Makers
But they also face risks.
September 25, 2023
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Strikes Against Automakers Spread to 38 Locations in 20 States
Stellantis and GM are being targeted.
September 22, 2023
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Deadly Coal Mine Fire in Southern China
An initial investigation suggests workers were trapped after a conveyor belt caught fire.
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Archaeologists uncover bones and vessels discovered by city workers who were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Carabayllo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
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Workers Uncover Eight Mummies, Pre-Inca Objects While Expanding Gas Network
The company's excavation work has produced more than 1,900 archaeological finds.
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Canadian Autoworkers Ratify New Labor Agreement with Ford
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Lego Will Stick to Its Quest to Find Sustainable Materials
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In this image provided by the Pingtung County Government, a firefighter tries to extinguish a fire at a factory of golf ball manufacturer Launch Technologies Co. in the southern county of Pingtung in Taiwan on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
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Golf Ball Maker Fined after Fatal Fire for Storing 30 Times Limit for Hazardous Material
The company had 3,000 tons of organic peroxides on site.
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United Auto Workers march outside the Stellantis North American Headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Auburn Hills, Mich.
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The union will call on workers at more plants to strike unless significant progress is made.
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