Could Trump expose another UAW disconnect?

Recent polls show blue-collar workers, especially white workers, supporting Trump by large margins. That could give Trump an advantage in the UAW's home in the Rust Belt.

July 27, 2016 05:00 AM

BLOG06_170329811_H1_-1_PBGTFSPKZEMR.jpg John Irwin covers labor for Automotive News.

UAW President Dennis Williams faces another potential headache less than a year after a contentious contract ratification process with the Detroit 3: Donald Trump.

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