LOS ANGELES—After years of avoiding confrontation, the U.S. labor movement is reasserting itself. From the car plants of Detroit to the ports of Los Angeles, unions are demanding payback for sacrifices they say helped revive the economy.

TROY, AL—Lockheed Martin plans to expand its missile assembly plant here and add 240 employees.

MESA, AZ—Japanese automotive supplier Daicel is planning to build a second U.S. assembly plant here to make air bag inflators in early 2016.

GREENSBURG, IN—A labor dispute involving dockworkers that has crippled international trade through the West Coast’s seaports has prompted Honda to temporarily cut production at its southeastern Indiana plant because of a parts shortage.

DETROIT—For the first time since perhaps 1937, Ford Motor Co. employs more hourly American workers at its factories than General Motors.

WASHINGTON—In an ironic twist on offshored American jobs, some Chinese companies are pursuing “Made in USA” branding. Foreign brands and quality control are increasingly important for China’s affluent middle class, according to research.

HAMMOND, IN—Auto parts supplier Lear Corp. is looking to fill 200 openings at a job fair here Thursday. The company is looking to fill multiple positions at its seat factories in Hammond and Portage, IN.

DETROIT—Despite a well-publicized shift of automotive OEMs and suppliers to the southern United States, Michigan remains at the top of the automotive food chain.

FAIRFAX, VA—The aerospace industry is shifting more manufacturing investment to the U.S. after a decade in which production jobs in the sector flowed to China and other emerging economies, according to a new study.

OLYMPIA, WA—A lawmaker says she will introduce a bill that could reduce Boeing’s multibillion dollar tax break if the company trims its overall Washington state workforce.