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UAW members at General Dynamics' electric boat unit authorize strike • Apr. 15, 2025, 11:43 PM ET (Reuters)
UAW president Shawn Fain slams free trade policies, supports tariffs, during speech given in Detroit • Apr. 12, 2025, 2:17 AM ET (CBS)
UAW Chief Praises Some Trump Tariffs, Though Not ‘Reckless’ Ones • Apr. 11, 2025, 1:35 AM ET (Bloomberg.com)
'Shawn Fain is wrong': Canadian Labour Congress blasts UAW leader on tariffs • Apr. 7, 2025, 11:34 PM ET (CBC)
UAW President Shawn Fain explains why he supports Trump's tariffs • Apr. 7, 2025, 4:30 AM ET (NPR)

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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 Walter Reuther • Leonard Woodcock

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