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Chrysler Adding Body Shop To Michigan Plant

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:53:17 +0000

Chrysler will be spending $165 million to add a body shop to its plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

The one-million square foot plant will be used to build the next generation of Chrysler's mid-size sedans, starting in 2013.

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UAW, Chrysler Reach Tentative Agreement On Contract

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:12:46 +0000

The UAW and Chrysler agreed to a new contract on Tuesday, though it's unclear if some of the promised benefits to the UAW were part of the deal or were items that were already on the table and under the discussion.

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Will Union Support For Occupy Wall St. Affect Auto Industry?

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:56:52 +0000

Union support for the Occupy Wall St. movement has been growing, but the bet here is that despite the bailouts of the GM and Chrysler, there won't be much involvement from either the UAW or management, especially as UAW contract talks with the Big Three are fresh in everyone's mind.

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Ford Fusion Production To Remain In Mexico

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:01:52 +0000

Ford will keep the production of its mid-size Ford Fusion sedan in Mexico as it negotiates its next contract with the UAW.

That means that the UAW won't gain about 4,000 jobs its seeking as part of the negotiations, even as Ford and the UAW talk about adding 10,000 jobs overall.

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CAW Worries About Losing Chevrolet Equinox Production

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:36:44 +0000

The Chevrolet Equinox crossover SUV was one of the vehicles that helped GM emerge from bankruptcy after it was redesigned. Now the Canadian Auto Workers are worried that production of the vehicle will move from plants in the Toronto area to Tennessee, as part of GM's new deal with the UAW here in the U.S.

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Chrysler Hoping To Keep UAW Pay In Check

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:58:47 +0000

Now that the UAW has finished negotiating with GM, Chrysler is next in the contract-negotiation cross-hairs, and the company would like to avoid having to pay raises or cost-of-living increases as it aims to keep fixed costs where they are until 2019.

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UAW, GM Contract Detailed

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:16:11 +0000

Official details about the contract between the UAW and General Motors are out, and the biggest item: GM has agreed to create or keep 6,400 jobs as it invests $2.5 billion in product and plant investments.

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UAW Vetting Contract With GM, Analysts Expect Ratification

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:28:08 +0000

As previously mentioned, the UAW and GM have tentatively agreed on a new contract. Now it's up to members of the UAW to ratify it.

The details will be unveiled formally on Tuesday, but early indications are that the new contract will be ratified by the rank-and-file. Analysts seem to think that they'll love the deal, since some jobs will be added, and some wages will be raised.

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GM, UAW Reach Labor Deal

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:35:28 +0000

General Motors and the UAW have reached their first labor agreement since the company's emergence from bankruptcy protection.

The proposed contract would add factory jobs and include profit-sharing bonuses, and it would cover about 48,500 workers. The four-year contract still needs to be ratified by rank-and-file workers.

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UAW And GM Close To Agreement

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:01:36 +0000

As contract negotiations between the UAW and the Detroit Three automakers continue, it appears that GM and the UAW may be close to a framework of a final agreement.

A message on a joint UAW-GM Web site suggests that the two are entering into the final stages of an agreement.

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