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Adding more members who currently work at nonunion factories to its ranks

Written by Marick Masters, Professor of Business and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University

Will Tesla's workers be the next to approve a UAW contract?AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez

Having negotiated “record contracts” with the Big Three – and seen the bulk of its rank-and-file members approve them – the United Auto Workers says its work isn’t done.

The union intends to try once more to persuade the rest...

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