Chicago-area mechanics’ strike has been going on for nearly a month After 23 days, hundreds of Chicago-area auto mechanics are still on strike. CHICAGO – After 23 days, hundreds of Chicago-area auto mechanics are still on strike. Negotiations hit a wall and now some customers are paying the price. “The engine light came on and […]
Several local auto shop owners and volunteers gathered on Saturday August 21 to rebuild and modernize Kaleb Duckworth’s truck in honor of the 19-year-old who tragically lost his life in July following a fight at the Dawson County Applebee Restaurant. Business owners and volunteers spent the whole day repairing and modernizing Kaleb’s truck. (photo courtesy […]
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Missing cars, missing money and dozens of auto repair customers convinced they’ve been ripped off. The frustration is through the roof and it’s all headed to the same Las Vegas auto shop. Customers say Reliable Automotive Repair on Rancho Drive and Decatur Boulevard is the complete opposite of what its name […]
As reported by Chicago Grandstand, more than 800 unionized auto mechanics are still on strike after negotiations for a new four-year contract failed. The strike ended vehicle maintenance work at 56 new car dealerships in the Chicago metro area. Join us on the show today to discuss where from the union’s perspective is Ronnie Gonzalez, […]
A 25-year-old Audubon man is suspected of breaking into the Manning service center last month, stealing a large quantity of tools, other items and a van, and sending this truck in the Nishnabotna river. Zeth Lee Petersen is accused of entering an adjacent building and forcing an interior door to break into the auto repair […]
Much has changed in Wilmington over the years, and it seems the list is growing every day. Amidst all of these changes, however, the towering red-and-white awning of the Hughes Bros. auto and tire store. of 11th and Market streets remained constant, as did the business below. Hughes Bros., which opened in 1921, this year […]
More than 800 auto mechanics at dozens of Chicago-area auto dealerships are on strike after rejecting a new contract offer from an agency representing the companies this week. The mechanics, represented by IAM Mechanics Local 701, quit work and were on the picket line for nearly two days after rejecting the latest offer. “We are […]
JOLIET, IL – State Representative Larry Walsh, Jr. (D-Joliet-86th) expressed satisfaction with the passage of Bill 3940, which Governor JB Pritzker enacted last Thursday. The legislation is designed to ensure that auto mechanics at dealerships are paid fairly for their skilled work. “Protecting middle-class jobs for hard-working men and women remains our top priority,” Walsh […]
The United States can begin to take the biggest step of any country in the fight against climate change. The President must establish tough rules that reinstate and then tighten the tailpipe emissions standards that President Donald Trump rejected while setting us on the right track to gradually introduce a new fleet of all-electric cars […]