UAWVW says U.S. workers to decide if they wish to unionizeMarch 28, 2013 10:18 CET  Volkswagen of America says workers at its Chattanooga plant in Tennessee will have the chance to decide whether they want to unionize and expects them to have a ''strong voice'' in operations at the factory.... Read More »
LABOR RELATIONS German union chief to VW Tennessee workers: Join UAWMarch 21, 2013 06:01 CET  The UAW has won the backing of the head of the German IG Metall union in its effort to represent the hourly workers at Volkswagen AG's Chattanooga, Tenn., assembly plant.... Read More »
German union chief to VW Tennessee workers: Join UAW 4:42 pm U.S. ET | March 20, 2013  The UAW has won the backing of the head of an influential German union in its effort to represent the hourly workers at Volkswagen AG's Chattanooga, Tenn., assembly plant.... Read More »
VW, UAW discuss setting up Chattanooga labor board 3:08 pm U.S. ET | March 15, 2013  Volkswagen and the UAW have discussed setting up a German-style labor board at VW's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., the automaker's human resources chief said today. Since the plant opened in 2011 to build the redesigned Passat sedan, VW has said it wants to offer workers there a so-called works council like those that help set pay and benefits at other VW plants around the world.... Read More »
UAW's King juggles expansion, Southern strategy 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013  UAW President Bob King says he is slowing the labor union's decades-long membership decline, but his goal of organizing at least one foreign-owned automaker in the South still eludes him.... Read More »
Nissan pursued by UAW amid Geneva's glitz 4:18 pm U.S. ET | March 5, 2013  The UAW hoped to steal some of Nissan's limelight at the Geneva auto show today by holding a press conference there to accuse Nissan of mistreating its nonunion U.S. factory workers.... Read More »
UAW's King juggles diversification, southern strategy 2:18 pm U.S. ET | March 5, 2013  UAW President Bob King says he has finally begun to stem the decades-long membership decline in one of America's most powerful labor unions, but his goal of organizing at least one foreign-owned automaker in the South continues to elude him.... Read More »
Marchionne sees clarity on Chrysler ownership in Q3 3:34 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 28, 2013  Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne predicted that the U.S. automaker's future ownership structure won't be clear until the third quarter.... Read More »
UAW meets with Nissan workers in Tenn. about organizing 10:23 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 27, 2013  Workers from Nissan's auto plant in Smyrna, Tenn., met this week with UAW representatives to discuss another organizing effort at the Japanese automaker's first U.S. factory. The UAW is now active in trying to organize workers at two Nissan plants. The UAW since last spring has been talking with workers at Nissan's other major U.S. assembly plant, in Canton, Miss., outside of Jackson.... Read More »
Ford plans 2-liter engine output in Ohio, report says 11:19 am U.S. ET | Feb. 20, 2013  Ford Motor Co. plans to begin making in Ohio a small four-cylinder engine that it builds in Spain, according to a person familiar with the matter.... Read More »
UAW rallies for Flex-N-Gate employees 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013 UAW members and supporters rallied Wednesday, Feb. 13, at a Flex-N-Gate plant in Warren, Mich., and elsewhere to bring attention to what the union cites as mistreatment of workers and lagging wages and benefits.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY UAW: Nissan using scare tactics 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013  The UAW has accused Nissan of threatening to shut its Canton, Miss., factory rather than let the UAW in.... Read More »
UAW presses Flex-N-Gate on wages, worker treatment 8:40 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 13, 2013  UAW members and supporters rallied Wednesday at a Flex-N-Gate plant outside of Detroit and other company facilities to bring attention to what the union cites as mistreatment of workers and lagging wages and benefits.... Read More »
UAW bonuses approach records on rising Detroit 3 profits 6:19 am U.S. ET | Feb. 13, 2013  Because of record North American profits, the Detroit 3 plan to hand out profit-sharing checks totaling more than $750 million to about 122,000 workers. Besides Ford's $8,300 payout, the most ever by a Detroit automaker, Chrysler is paying hourly workers $2,250. If GM's payout surpasses $7,325 when it reports year-end earnings on Thursday, that would top the cumulative record of $17,875 set in 1999, when Detroit was awash in SUV profits... Read More »
UAW accuses Nissan of threatening to close Miss. plant 5:07 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2013  The UAW, trying a third time to organize Nissan's workers in the United States, accused Japan's second-largest automaker of threatening to shut its Mississippi assembly plant before it allows the union in.... Read More »
UAW steps up organizing drive at Shahid Khan's Flex-N-Gate 4:22 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2013  The UAW, stepping up its organizing efforts at auto supplier Flex-N-Gate, plans rallies at seven of the company's plants Wednesday to highlight what the union contends is mistreatment of workers at the supplier's nonunion operations.... Read More »
UAW takes a civil rights tone at Nissan 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 11, 2013  Union organizers believe they can rally support for the UAW at Nissan's Mississippi auto plant by raising an issue that stirred people in that state half a century ago: civil rights.... Read More »
Labor, civil rights leaders share a tradition 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 11, 2013 The UAW drive to organize workers at Nissan's Mississippi auto plant by focusing on civil rights rather than wages and benefits may be a departure for the union, but it has deep roots.... Read More »
Fiat wants to quickly buy UAW trust's stake in Chrysler 3:30 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 30, 2013 Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said the Italian automaker would like to see the minority holder of U.S. affiliate Chrysler Group LLC sell out as soon as possible.... Read More »
DAVID BARKHOLZ Flying pigs, right-to-work and Pure Michigan 1:28 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 11, 2013  A seasoned Detroit labor lawyer said he had lived long enough to see a pig fly when Michigan passed right-to-work legislation last month in this UAW stronghold. Well, he might want to pack his bags, because Michigan is advertising flights on that pig.... Read More »
GM in talks with UAW on lump-sum offer for hourly retirees 5:12 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 9, 2013  GM is in discussions with the UAW on offering lump-sum pension payouts to hourly retirees in the United States. GM CEO and Chairman Dan Akerson made a comment on the discussions at a briefing with reporters today at the company's headquarters in Detroit.... Read More »
Chrysler sees UAW trust pushing for possible IPO 4:34 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 9, 2013  Chrysler Group said its minority shareholder demanded a registration for its holdings in a step toward a possible public stock offering. Chrysler, majority owned by Fiat SpA, will comply with the demand by the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, which owns 41.5 percent of the automaker, according to a statement.... Read More »
Fiat exercises options to up stake in Chrysler to 65%Jan. 4, 2013 06:01 CET  Fiat plans to boost its stake in Chrysler Group to 65 percent by exercising its option to purchase an additional 3.3 percent from the UAW's retiree health-care fund.... Read More »
Fiat exercises options to increase stake in Chrysler to 65% 5:27 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013  Fiat plans to boost its stake in Chrysler Group to 65 percent by exercising its option to purchase an additional 3.3 percent from the UAW's retiree health-care fund.... Read More »
28 GM workers can proceed with suit against automaker, UAW 2:16 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013 A federal judge says 28 workers at General Motors’ Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant can proceed with their lawsuit against the automaker, the UAW and UAW Local 1112 alleging that the workers were wrongly classified as temporary employees and were improperly terminated in 2007, according to wire service and newspaper reports.... Read More »
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