Labor

Michigan truck driver files coercion claim against UAW

2:32 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 10, 2014

A truck driver in Michigan filed a charge of coercion against the UAW for keeping her from exercising her right to quit the union and stop paying dues, according to the National Right to Work Foundation....
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UAW forms new local to recruit Mercedes workers in Alabama

5:44 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 3, 2014

The UAW formed a new local for hourly workers at Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama and confirmed it will work with two German labor groups to organize the plant....
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Hyundai Motor workers approve 2014 wage pact, end strikes

7:08 am U.S. ET | Oct. 2, 2014

Hyundai Motor's union workers in South Korea agreed to end strikes that may have cost the company more than 900 billion won ($847 million) in lost output after they accepted the carmaker’s proposal to increase wages....
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UAW, 2 German labor groups join forces in bid to organize VW Tenn. plant

1:23 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 29, 2014

The UAW and two top German labor groups have signed a letter of intent to jointly organize the Volkswagen AG assembly plant in Chattanooga, a top UAW official said today....
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Hyundai reaches wage deal with union after work stoppages

11:30 am U.S. ET | Sept. 29, 2014

Hyundai Motor reached a tentative wage deal today with its South Korean labor union, a union spokesman said, potentially resolving disputes that had dragged on longer than expected and led to partial strikes....
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ANALYSIS

UAW-Lear fight shows 2-tier's grip

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 29, 2014

The UAW this summer vowed again to end the practice of paying workers in the same plant different wages for the same work....
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VW hit by labor, tech problems in push for top spot

Sept. 27, 2014 06:01 CET

VW Group's quest to be the world's top-selling automaker is being threatened by a host of problems at its massive Wolfsburg plant that include strained labor relations, spiraling costs and technical problems with production....
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Daimler works council to meet UAW in Alabama

1:42 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 26, 2014

Daimler's works council boss will travel to the carmaker's factory in Alabama to explore possibilities for improving worker representation at a plant that is a key target for the UAW....
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Ford to add 1,200 jobs at Kansas City plant to ramp up Transit production

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 25, 2014

Ford is adding 1,200 new jobs and a second shift at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to support additional production of the Ford Transit van. The move surpasses the automaker's pledge to the UAW in 2011 to create 12,000 new hourly U.S. jobs by 2015, the company said in a statement today....
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Hyundai, Kia unions plan partial strikes after $10 billion land deal

7:06 am U.S. ET | Sept. 23, 2014

Labor unions at Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors are planning partial strikes after a record $10 billion bid to buy property in Seoul's Gangnam district....
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Pay gap remains under Lear UAW contract after demise of two-tier wages

3:02 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 22, 2014

The UAW has ended two-tier wages for the majority of workers at a Lear seating plant in Indiana, but certainly not all. A new four-year UAW contract ratified Sunday promises wage parity for about 450 of the 760 workers at Lear's Hammond, Ind., plant, said Tom DiDonato, Lear senior vice president of human resources....
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Tier 2 wage fight at Lear moves to Detroit 3

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 22, 2014

A new UAW contract that eliminates lower pay for new hires at a Lear Corp. seat plant in Indiana is the opening salvo in a fight over so-called Tier 2 wages that will play out next year in contract negotiations between the UAW and the Detroit 3....
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UAW local ratifies Lear contract ending 2-tier wages

7:45 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 21, 2014

UAW-represented employees at a Lear seat plant in Indiana ratified a new contract today ending a wage structure that pays new-hires less than their veteran colleagues....
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LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Why the UAW will strike in 2015 -- no matter what's offered

10:22 am U.S. ET | Sept. 19, 2014

Here is something that will happen in 2015 upon which you can bet serious money: The UAW will strike one -- and likely all three -- Detroit automakers before reaching a deal on a new labor agreement....
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Lotus plans to cut up to 325 jobs to reduce losses

Sept. 18, 2014 18:41 CET

UK sports car maker Lotus said it plans to cut as many as 325 jobs, a quarter of its workforce, as it seeks to reduce losses....
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VW's German workers will seek above-inflation pay hike

Sept. 18, 2014 23:49 CET

VW's German workers will push for above-inflation pay increases next year, even as the carmaker seeks to cut costs and boost flagging profitability in its core division, the IG Metall labor union said....
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Lear contract first step in eliminating two-tier wages, Canadian union chief says

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 18, 2014

The head of Canada's largest auto worker union said a tentative UAW contract ending two-tier pay disparity at a Lear seat plant in Indiana was the first step in eliminating the practice at Detroit 3 plants in the United States....
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DAVID BARKHOLZ

Strike shows restless UAW is going after two-tier wage system

3:30 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 16, 2014

The word “strike” has returned to the UAW lexicon. The union struck on Saturday at a Lear plant in Indiana that makes seats for Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant. Workers were back on the job a day later....
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GM adding 3rd shift to Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon plant in Missouri

12:00 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 16, 2014

GM will add a third production shift at a Missouri assembly plant where its new midsize pickups and commercial vans are made. GM last week started output of the redesigned 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon at the factory after a two-year hiatus for the trucks....
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