General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a six-week-old strike against Detroit automakers, a person briefed on the deal said Monday.
As Britney Johnson paced the picket line outside Ford's Wayne Assembly plant, she wasn't just carrying a sign demanding higher pay and other changes. She also carried a legacy of car factory jobs and union wages that allowed generations of her family to enjoy middle-class lifestyles and that for years had been unattainable for many Black Americans.
"Solar-powered farms can not only reduce emissions but facilitate carbon sequestration in the soil, contributing to climate change mitigation efforts," Mary Strevel writes in an op-ed. "They also can provide power during grid outages ensuring continuity of farm operations during outages."
A man from Japan wrongly accused of drunken driving can sue a Michigan police officer who grossly misread a breath test and conceded during the stop that she had “no idea” what she was doing.
The tale of how a radio DJ created an urban legend as a prank, only for Michiganders all across the state to later claim they saw the creature he’d made up.
A Michigan State University hearing officer has determined that former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker sexually harassed and sexually exploited rape survivor and activist Brenda Tracy, according to her attorney.
Workers will get a 25% increase to base wages, plus cost of living raises that will raise the top hourly wage by over 30% to more than $40 per hour for top-scale assembly plant workers by the end of the contract. The starting hourly wage will grow to more than $28.
Millions of dollars in funding provided through President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan are improving Michigan’s state parks. And much of the work is just getting started.
The new House Republican leader supports a nationwide abortion ban, played a key role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and opposes same-sex marriage.
Michigan Attorney General Nessel has thrown her support behind legislation designed to protect victims from having their personal information released in court.
