Labor

THE VOLKSWAGEN VOTE

VW to build SUV in Tennessee, Corker reasserts

2:45 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 15, 2014
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker on Saturday doubled down on his claim that Volkswagen AG will build a new mid-sized SUV at its assembly plant in Tennessee now that the UAW has been turned away.... Read More »

 

THE VOLKSWAGEN VOTE

UAW rejected in organizing vote at VW plant in Tenn.

10:00 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 14, 2014
Workers at VW's plant in Chattanooga voted 712-626 to reject UAW representation. UAW President Bob King said the union would review its organizing strategy in light of the stinging setback, and decide in the coming days whether to appeal on grounds that third-party union opponents influenced the vote.... Read More »

 

UAW vote at VW plant nears finish line

5:15 am U.S. ET | Feb. 14, 2014
Workers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga had just a few hours left on Friday to cast their ballots in a vote that could decide whether the once-powerful UAW will gain a foothold in the foreign-owned auto industry that has sprung up in the American South.... Read More »

 

Obama weighs in on contentious union vote at Volkswagen plant

3:31 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 14, 2014
President Barack Obama today waded into a high-stakes union vote at Volkswagen AG's plant in Tennessee, accusing Republican politicians who oppose unionization of being more concerned about German shareholders than American workers.... Read More »

 

Chattanooga mayor: Don't 'let politics trump jobs'

1:39 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 14, 2014
Regardless of how Volkswagen workers vote on UAW representation, Chattanooga's mayor has just one thing on his mind: winning a plant expansion to build a new SUV.... Read More »

 

GABE NELSON

UAW vote at VW: not the top story in Chattanooga?

10:02 am U.S. ET | Feb. 14, 2014
Reporters have descended on Chattanooga from all over the country to see the result of the UAW vote that concludes today. But here in town, the election at Volkswagen AG's plant may not even be the most closely watched vote.... Read More »

 

Union foes tie VW vote to Detroit's woes

8:15 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 13, 2014
Union opponents are warning employees that voting for the UAW this week at Volkswagen AG's assembly plant in Chattanooga would bring the kind of economic malaise that crippled Detroit. Balloting ends Friday for about 1,550 workers at the plant where Volkswagen managers pledged to stay neutral before the vote.... Read More »

 

VW counters Corker, says new product not linked to UAW vote

10:09 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2014
Volkswagen, in a brief but bluntly worded statement Thursday, said a vote this week on UAW representation at its Chattanooga plant would have no bearing on whether it will build a new crossover vehicle there.... Read More »

 

Japanese auto workers seek pay raises amid soaring profits

8:14 am U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2014
Labor unions at all of Japan's automakers are seeking an increase in base salaries and bonuses, as companies including Toyota and Honda forecast record profits this fiscal year.... Read More »

 

Corker urges VW workers to reject UAW

4:10 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 11, 2014
Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee today urged workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga to vote down UAW representation this week, saying the union drive is already hurting efforts to recruit other companies.... Read More »

 

Tenn. politicians threaten to kill VW incentives if UAW wins election

4:23 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 10, 2014
Volkswagen AG has been soliciting subsidies from Tennessee and Mexico, hoping to pick a production site this year for a mid-sized SUV due to go on sale in 2016. And it seems that this week's UAW election at the VW assembly plant in Chattanooga could tilt the competition in Mexico's favor.... Read More »

 

Dealers, small businesses get further delay in health-care coverage rules

4:57 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 10, 2014
Employers with fewer than 100 workers, including many new-car dealers, won't have to provide health insurance until 2016 under the U.S. Affordable Health Care Act, as the administration said it would again delay a key requirement of the health law.... Read More »

 

VW workers to vote on union representation at U.S. plant

Feb. 3, 2014 19:10 CET
Volkswagen and the United Auto Workers union said workers at VW's U.S. plant will hold an election next week to determine if the union could represent workers there.... Read More »

 

VW workers to vote on UAW representation at Tennessee plant

1:10 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 3, 2014
The UAW and Volkswagen Group of America said hourly workers at the VW assembly plant in Tennessee will hold an election Feb. 12-14 to determine if the union could represent workers there.... Read More »

 

Opel reaches job guarantee deal with 3 German factories

Feb. 2, 2014 20:05 CET
Opel signed a labor agreement with employees at three German factories in a sign of smoother relations between management and the work force, who have clashed over how to return the unit to profitability.... Read More »

 

UAW's Holiefield on leave from union

4:05 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 31, 2014
UAW Vice President General Holiefield, who oversees the union's Chrysler department, has been placed on leave and responsibility for the automaker's 37,200 workers shifted to President Bob King's office, the union has confirmed.... Read More »

 

Maserati boom signals Fiat's shift from its Italian past

Jan. 30, 2014 12:41 CET
Fiat made its name building modest cars such as the tiny 500. With the acquisition of Chrysler, CEO Sergio Marchionne is shifting the company away from the European mass market to build upscale cars for wealthy Americans, Chinese and Europeans.... Read More »

 

PSA widens French work force cutbacks

Jan. 28, 2014 12:31 CET
PSA aims to widen its planned work force cutbacks beyond 11,200 jobs in France by offering early retirement packages to encourage an additional 3,500 employees to leave by 2016.... Read More »

 

VW workers fear loss of Porsche Panmera work

Jan. 28, 2014 11:06 CET
Workers at VW's plant in Hanover, Germany, are demanding the carmaker build a new model at the factory as it risks losing an order for the next Porsche Panamera.... Read More »

 

VW urged by workers to build new model at German plant

5:06 am U.S. ET | Jan. 28, 2014
Workers at VW's Hanover plant in Germany are demanding the carmaker build a new model at the factory as it risks losing an order for the next Porsche Panamera.... Read More »

 

GM eyes Korean job cuts ahead of Chevy withdrawal from Europe, report says

Jan. 24, 2014 14:25 CET
GM may cut up to 1,100 jobs in South Korea as it pulls its Chevrolet brand from Europe and realigns global manufacturing.... Read More »

 

U.S. labor board recommends dismissal of allegations against VW, UAW in Tenn.

10:00 am U.S. ET | Jan. 24, 2014
The general counsel office of the National Labor Relations Board has recommended that two allegations brought by some workers at Volkswagen's plant in Tennessee against VW and the UAW be dismissed. The workers have vowed to appeal the recommendation.... Read More »

 

GM eyes 1,100 S. Korean job cuts ahead of Chevy's withdrawl in Europe, report says

8:25 am U.S. ET | Jan. 24, 2014
GM is seeking to cut shifts by half at one of its South Korean factories as it realigns global manufacturing in a move that could affect about 1,100 jobs, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.... Read More »

 

VW's labor boss says U.S. operations a 'disaster'

Jan. 22, 2014 17:01 CET
Volkswagen's top labor representative, Bernd Osterloh, said the carmaker's U.S. operations are a "disaster" and called for more models and swift decisions to revive the group's fortunes in the market.... Read More »

 

Daimler wins as U.S. Supreme Court rejects Argentine human-rights suit

Jan. 15, 2014 10:51 CET
The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out a case against Daimler over Mercedes's alleged collaboration... Read More »

 


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