Labor UnionsUAW study chides Nissan for tax breaks at Miss. plant 3:37 pm U.S. ET | May 17, 2013  A research study commissioned by UAW labor organizers claims that Nissan could receive four times the previously reported level of state and local incentives and tax breaks to operate its assembly plant in Canton, Miss.... Read More »
PSA workers end four-month strike over car plant closureMay 17, 2013 15:05 CET  Workers at a PSA/Peugeot-Citroen factory near Paris have agreed to end a four-month strike in protest at its planned closure.... Read More »
LINDSAY CHAPPELL How GM and Nissan avoided a UAW thorn 3:15 pm U.S. ET | May 15, 2013  A labor taboo still exists in the North American auto industry, and Nissan and GM sidestepped it this week. GM revealed that it will buy Nissan's compact commercial vans to provide Chevrolet with a competitor to Ford's Transit Connect compact van.... Read More »
NLRB likely to certify UAW to represent Flex-N-Gate workers at Texas plant 3:48 pm U.S. ET | May 10, 2013 The National Labor Relations Board likely will issue a certification today confirming the UAW as bargaining representative for hourly workers at a Flex-N-Gate Corp. plant in Arlington, Texas.... Read More »
Flex-N-Gate workers at Texas plant vote to join UAW 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013 After a contentious organizing drive, hourly workers at a Flex-N-Gate Corp. plant in Arlington, Texas, voted last week to join the UAW. The bumper supplier, which has more than 12,000 employees at 59 sites worldwide, has been a high-profile target of the UAW.... Read More »
Flex-N-Gate workers in Texas vote to join UAW 4:10 pm U.S. ET | May 2, 2013  Hourly workers at a Flex-N-Gate plant in Arlington, Texas, voted to join the UAW on Wednesday. Of the 73 employees eligible to vote, 51 voted in favor of union representation and 22 opposed, the National Labor Relations Board said today. The NLRB conducted the election.... Read More »
Ford to add 2,000 jobs, raise F-150 capacity at Kansas City plant 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 2, 2013  Ford plans to hire an additional 2,000 workers at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to meet increased demand for F-150 pickups and for the upcoming production of the new Transit family of commercial vehicles.... Read More »
PSA unions back job-cuts plan, French plant closureApril 30, 2013 06:01 CET  PSA has received the backing of five of its six main unions to push ahead with plans to eliminate 11,200 jobs and shutter a French factory, a central part of wide-ranging reforms at the French carmaker aimed at halting ongoing losses.... Read More »
Fiat may have to pay union trust fund more for Chrysler shares, judge suggestsApril 25, 2013 17:53 CET  Fiat may have to pay more than its $139.7 million offer for Chrysler Group shares that the automaker wants to buy from the United Auto Workers' retiree health-care trust, a judge suggested.... Read More »
Fiat may have to pay UAW trust fund more for Chrysler shares, judge suggests 11:53 am U.S. ET | April 25, 2013  Fiat may have to pay more than its original offer of about $140 million for Chrysler Group shares being bought from the UAW's retiree health-care trust, a Delaware judge suggested in court today.... Read More »
GM workers at Brazil plant vote to strike over pay, work week 2:55 pm U.S. ET | April 24, 2013 Workers at General Motors' Gravataí Industrial Complex in southern Brazil voted to strike on Wednesday over demands for higher pay and a shorter work week.... Read More »
Fiat close to securing financing for Chrysler buyout, report saysApril 23, 2013 21:02 CET  Fiat could secure financing by May for a possible buyout of the rest of Chrysler, sources said. CEO Sergio Marchionne wants to merge the carmakers to create the world's seventh-largest auto group, tapping Chrysler's cash flow to offset Fiat's losses in Europe.... Read More »
U.S. union leader prods Opel workers to keep German plant openApril 23, 2013 23:19 CET  Workers at Opel's factory in Bochum, Germany, should accept a deal they previously rejected to keep their jobs, Bob King, the head of the U.S.-based United Auto Workers union, said.... Read More »
UAW's King prods Opel workers to revote, keep German plant open 5:19 pm U.S. ET | April 23, 2013  The head of the UAW suggested German hourly workers at a General Motors plant should accept a deal they previously rejected in order to keep their jobs.... Read More »
Fiat close to securing financing for Chrysler buyout, report says 3:02 pm U.S. ET | April 23, 2013  Fiat could secure financing by May for a possible buyout of the rest of Chrysler, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters today.... Read More »
PSA mulls Aulnay plant closure this year, sources sayApril 18, 2013 14:34 CET  PSA may shut its Aulnay plant near Paris as early as September, ahead of a proposed closure in 2014, because strikes are disrupting production, according to sources.... Read More »
Opel confirms Bochum plant to close in late 2014April 17, 2013 17:13 CET  GM's Opel unit solidified plans to close its car plant in Bochum, Germany, at the end of 2014 after workers rejected a wage freeze, the first shutdown of an auto factory in the country since World War II.... Read More »
Mercedes joins growing list of UAW organizing targets 4:10 pm U.S. ET | April 15, 2013  The UAW, which has been trying more aggressively to organize foreign-owned auto plants in the United States over the past two years, is taking another shot at organizing the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Ala.... Read More »
Nissan wages to rise after 6-year freeze 7:00 pm U.S. ET | April 12, 2013  Nissan North America, in the midst of dealing with a UAW organizing drive, said it will boost hourly wages for U.S. factory workers later this year for the first time since 2006.... Read More »
Goodyear sued by French employees over plant closure planApril 11, 2013 08:49 CET Goodyear was sued in its U.S. home city by French workers claiming the company violated laws of both countries as it implemented a plan to close a plant in Amiens, France.... Read More »
Dacia says strikes may push production to MoroccoApril 10, 2013 15:05 CET  Renault's Dacia unit may shift output to cheaper sites in Morocco if a pay conflict in Romania escalates. Workers at Dacia's assembly plant went on strike for two days demanding a 40 percent pay increase.... Read More »
GM Korea's contingency plan provokes union ahead of talks 9:45 am U.S. ET | April 9, 2013  GM has warned it could shift operations from South Korea in the longer term due to rising tension with the North, angering its Korean union which accuses the firm of using the instability as leverage ahead of tough annual labor talks.... Read More »
NUTS & BOLTS Danny Glover's new role: Nissan's celebrity nemesisApril 9, 2013 06:01 CET  When Hollywood star Danny Glover recently wrapped up shooting his latest movie in Charlotte, North Carolina, he hopped on a plane and flew to Mississippi to be a nuisance to Nissan Motor Co. Glover has decided to devote his spare time to organizing Nissan's U.S. assembly plants for the United Auto Workers.... Read More »
Danny Glover's new role: Nissan's celebrity nemesis 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013  When Hollywood star Danny Glover recently wrapped up shooting his latest movie in Charlotte, N.C., he hopped on a plane and flew to Mississippi to become a gadfly to Nissan Motor Co. Glover has decided to devote his spare time to organizing Nissan's U.S. assembly plants for the UAW... Read More »
Fisker faces suit alleging failure to give advance notice of dismissals 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 6, 2013  Fisker Automotive, hours after dismissing about 75 percent of its employees, was hit with a federal lawsuit accusing the company of breaking the law that requires employers to give workers advance notice of mass layoffs.... Read More »
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