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What investors should know about the UAW's organizing drive of VW

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Volkswagens are seen in the employee parking lot at the Volkswagen automobile assembly plant on March 20, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers notched a big win this weekend. Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted in favor of joining the UAW – marking the Detroit […]

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VW workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW in historic win for Detroit union

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Kelcey Smith displays UAW buttons in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 10, 2024.  Kevin Wurm | The Washington Post | Getty Images The United Auto Workers late-Friday said Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have overwhelmingly voted to join the union — marking a major milestone for the labor organization and its first successful organizing drive of

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Drone startup Zipline hits 1 million deliveries, looks to restaurants as it continues to grow

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A drone operator loads a Walmart package into Zipline’s P1 fixed-wing drone for delivery to a customer home in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, on March 30, 2023. Bunee Tomlinson Autonomous delivery drone startup Zipline said Friday that it hit its 1 millionth delivery to customers and that it’s eyeing restaurant partnerships in its next phase of

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Republican governors from six states condemn UAW campaigns, citing potential for layoffs

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Striking United Auto Workers members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket in Delta Township, Michigan, on Sept. 29, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT — Republican governors of six states on Tuesday condemned the United Auto Workers’ push to organize automotive factories in the South, warning the union’s efforts could lead to layoffs

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Volkswagen union vote in Tennessee to test UAW's power after victories in Detroit

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A Volkswagen automobile assembly plant is seen on March 20, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images DETROIT — Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote this week on whether to organize with the United Auto Workers in a key test of the union’s sway. A victory would give the UAW its first

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Why car insurance costs are skyrocketing and leading to higher inflation

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RobertCrum | Getty Images DETROIT – Skyrocketing auto insurance costs helped contribute to inflation accelerating at a faster-than-expected pace in March and are adding to the ever more expensive costs for U.S. vehicle owners. On a monthly basis, car insurance prices as part of the consumer price index rose by 2.6%, the year-over-year increase to

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Ford to delay all-electric SUV, truck to focus on offering hybrid vehicles across its lineup by 2030

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Ford CEO Jim Farley at a battery lab for the automaker in suburban Detroit, announcing a new $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in the state to produce lithium iron phosphate batteries, Feb. 13, 2023. Michael Wayland/CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is delaying production of a new all-electric large SUV and pickup truck, as it

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GM U.S. vehicle sales fall 1.5% during the first quarter, underperforming other major automakers

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The 2024 Buick Envista. GM DETROIT – General Motors on Tuesday reported a 1.5% decline in first quarter U.S. vehicle sales compared to a year ago, as the overall auto industry normalizes after years of disruptions and volatile results. The Detroit automaker said the decline to 594,233 vehicles sold during the first three months of

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Sam Dienst Weaves the Everyday Into Rich Tapestries

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Sam Dienst, “Freeze” (2023), hand-woven tapestry with embellishments (yarn, beads, felt, paint, and thread), 40 x 38 inches Sam Dienst, “Freeze” (2023), hand-woven tapestry with embellishments (yarn, beads, felt, paint, and thread), 40 x 38 inches Sam Dienst, “Freeze” (2023), hand-woven tapestry with embellishments (yarn, beads, felt, paint, and thread), 40 x 38 inches DETROIT

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At Age 81, Carole Harris Is Embracing Imperfection

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DETROIT — Art historians often hail White men as the progenitors of modern abstraction, from Piet Mondrian to Jackson Pollock. But there is an alternative lineage of non-figurative composition, one built by women, people of color, and fiber artists: quilt-making. As archives like the Quilt Index demonstrate, for every functional and straightforward quilt, there are

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