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UAW leaders in Michigan break with Fain on tariffs against Canada • May 7, 2025, 2:33 PM ET (CBC)
UAW claims US automakers can build millions more vehicles — experts disagree • May 6, 2025, 10:57 AM ET (USA Today)
Employees at Austin Alamo Drafthouse Location Vote to Unionize • May 3, 2025, 11:33 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Also Known As United Automobile Workers of America • United Auto Workers • International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America • United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America • UAW
Date 1935 - present
Headquarters Detroit
Related People Leonard Woodcock • Walter Reuther

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