Is a speedy, fair resolution between the UAW and Big 3 possible?

10/04/23 • 24 min

While the UAW and the Big 3 automakers continue to debate what a fair deal looks like for workers, others are raising concern about what the work stoppage could mean for the economy. Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, joins Detroit Today to discuss why his group wrote an open letter to Michigan business, government, labor and civic leaders calling for a "speedy resolution" with "fairness and long-term viability for all."

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