Labor
GM Korea, union fall short of deal before deadline
April 19Wage talks between GM's South Korean unit and its labor union ended without an agreement on Thursday, a day before the deadline the company has set for filing for bankruptcy.
PSA fight to slash Opel factory costs intensifies
April 19PSA's fight to cut production costs at Opel's German factories took on a national dimension with Chancellor Angela Merkel intervening to say she expected the French automaker to honor commitments it made when it bought Opel from GM last year.
Gary Casteel, the UAW's No. 2 leader, to retire
April 16UAW Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel, 60, will not seek re-election and plans to retire when his current term ends in June.
JLR confirms 1,000 jobs to go as diesel sales slump
April 16Jaguar Land Rover said it will cut 1,000 jobs and reduce production at two UK factories as demand for diesel cars slumps because of higher taxes and a regulatory crackdown.
VW's top labor representative backs Diess as new CEO
April 13VW's top labor representative, Bernd Osterloh, has backed the choice of Herbert Diess as the automaker's new CEO. In the past, Osterloh has accused Diess of betraying workers.
GM Korea future hangs by a thread as 16-year foray risks folding
April 12After 16 years and billions of dollars in investments, GM faces a decision in South Korea: stay or leave. GM international chief Barry Engle plans to meet South Korean officials this week.
VW's warring stakeholders to hash out a new strategy
April 12VW's directors will meet on Thursday to discuss a far-reaching shake-up of its structure and leadership, in a test of unity for the automaker's often divided stakeholders.
Tesla racial bias suit tests the rights of contract workers
April 12Whether the contractor litigation gets to trial or not, the legal process threatens to bring unwanted scrutiny and unwelcome disclosures about Tesla's culture.
Another charge, plea deal in UAW-FCA scandal
April 5A former UAW official pleaded guilty for his role in the widening, multimillion-dollar corruption scandal involving a joint training center between the union and Fiat Chrysler.
NLRB files amended complaint against Tesla, schedules hearing
April 2The National Labor Relations Board found merit to complaints levied by Tesla factory workers against the automaker, the UAW said, and the case has been scheduled to go before a judge in June.
Service advisers not entitled to overtime pay, U.S. Supreme Court rules
April 2The Supreme Court handed auto dealers a victory, ruling that service advisers are exempt from overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act because they are considered salesmen engaged in servicing automobiles.
UAW says it gained almost 15,000 members in 2017
March 29Total membership in the UAW rose by 15,000 workers to 430,871 in 2017, marking the eighth consecutive year that the union saw an increase in total membership.
