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The Motor City Labor League or Motor City Labor Coalition was a labor organization based in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. It adhered to a form of Marxism–Leninism and operated under the principle of democratic centralism. It was the white counterpart of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers. [1]
The first negotiation after the war began with a strike of 320,000 GM workers on November 21, 1945, with Reuther demanding a 30% wage increase and a pledge from GM not to raise car prices. The strike lasted 113 days and was ultimately undermined by settlements reached with Ford and Chrysler, who agreed to wage increases from 18 to 18.5 cents.
On October 25, a tentative agreement was reached between the UAW and Ford; it includes an 11% wage increase in the first year, and total 25% increase in wages over the 4.5 year contract, a $5,000 ratification bonus and a cost-of-living adjustment. When including cost-of-living adjustments, total pay could be raised by 30%.
Pro-Palestine protesters march to Northwestern High School hours before Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the high school in Detroit during a Labor Day rally on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Detroit, I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution. 254 pages Publisher: South End Press; Revised edition (August 1, 1998) ISBN 0-89608-571-6. Patel, John. The Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement .
Michigan’s minimum wage workers are celebrating, with their wages set to increase to around $12.50 an hour next year — and hit $15 by 2028 — thanks to a recent state Supreme Court ruling.
Kamala Harris credited union members with bolstering worker protections across the U.S. economy at a Labor Day campaign stop in Detroit. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 ...