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US Sen. Gary Peters praised Vice President Kamala Harris’ commitment to the working class during his speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Michigan’s union workers have a big role to play in the nationwide transition to clean energy.

UAW President Shawn Fain said ex-President Donald Trump is beholden to billionaires, knows nothing about the auto industry and would send the labor movement into reverse.

In a 4-3 decision, the Michigan Supreme Court overruled the state Legislature on Wednesday to reinstate major changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws.

Legislation signed into law last week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will help ensure Michigan workers are paid fairly as the state transitions to cleaner, renewable energy.

Michigan labor unions are banking on a forthcoming redevelopment project in Genesee County to create thousands of new manufacturing jobs. 

Noncompete clauses effectively prevent workers from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job. The Biden-Harris administration’s ban on them is now tentatively set to go into effect on Sept. 4, pending other legal action.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding awarded through the Biden-Harris administration is set to help protect thousands of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing jobs in Lansing.

Dozens of labor unions that represent thousands of Michigan workers are throwing their support behind Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin’s campaign for US Senate. 

The FTC voted to ban noncompete agreements in April—those pesky clauses that employers often force their workers to sign which effectively bar them from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job.