UAW took a contract grievance against Ford
The UAW brought a contract complaint against automaker Ford Motor Co. to an arbitration hearing on Thursday, which was a day after the contracts for all three Detroit car manufacturers... Read more
GM, Chrysler extend contract talks with UAW
After failing to enter new deals by the midnight Wednesday deadline, Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors Co. decided to extend their current labor contracts with the UAW. According to a... Read more
UAW, GM to set the pattern for wages and benefits for the U.S. industry
Insiders revealed that the UAW, which is negotiating a new contract for U.S. automakers, is relying on General Motors Co. to establish the pattern for wages and benefits for the U.S.... Read more
UAW president says that the union is making progress in its attempt to organize transplant automaker
The UAW is making progress in its efforts to organize transplant automakers, according to UAW President Bob King who was a speaker at the 2011 Management Briefing Seminars. King asserted... Read more
Chrysler determined to prevent hourly labor costs from rising
As Chrysler Group is set to enter contract talks with the UAW, it aims to prevent hourly labor costs from increasing. A source said that for the automaker to get even with the transplants... Read more
Hyundai to UAW: best factory job doesn’t need a union
The UAW has a daunting challenge ahead of it to convince workers at a foreign-car factory in the U.S. that they need to organize a union. Several union representatives have gone to... Read more
UAW seeking to resolve a grievance against Ford
As national labor talks are quickly approaching, the UAW is seeking to resolve a grievance that almost nearly 35,000 workers signed against Ford for restoring merit pay for salaried... Read more
UAW President Bob King says union seeks to cooperate with management
The UAW will no longer be an adversary and now seeks to cooperate with the management of automakers, the organization’s president, Bob King stated recently in a speech during the Detroit... Read more
UAW wants to raise the $14-an-hour entry-level wage for union members
In auto-assembly contract talks this year, one of the issues that UAW Vice President Joe Ashton wants to address is the $14-an-hour entry-level wage for union members. Ashton, who... Read more
GM’s $2 billion investment in U.S. is improving outlook for firm’s negotiations with UAW
A UAW official said that the $2 billion investment made by General Motors Co. for its U.S. factories boosts the outlook for their contract negotiations. Norwood Jewell, director of the... Read more
Ford CEO Alan Mulally says that talks with UAW will be different from years ago
Ford CEO Alan Mulally told shareholders that the tone of contract negotiations between Ford Motor Co. and the UAW will be different from years ago as it will be focused on boosting... Read more
Auto workers sue GM, UAW for being misclassified as temporary workers
A lawsuit has been filed by a group of auto workers in Lordstown, Ohio, against General Motors Co. and the UAW, asserting that GM refused them full pay and benefits and the union had... Read more
UAW’s Bob King denies possibility of early contract talks with Detroit 3
UAW President Bob King is disputing reports that the union has agreed to enter contract negotiations early with the Detroit 3. In King’s speech addressed to the Automotive Press... Read more
UAW says GM may reopen plants in Spring Hill, Tenn., and Janesville, Wis.
General Motors is likely to reopen plants in Spring Hill, Tenn., and Janesville, Wis., according to UAW Vice President Joe Ashton. He said that to boost the likelihood of plants being... Read more
Good News: Almost all laid-off Detroit 3 workers are now back to work
At the special bargaining convention in Detroit, UAW officials said that the Detroit 3 are on the brink of having full employment at their U.S. operations after years of financial... Read more
UAW president Bob King maps out global campaign at special convention
At the bargaining convention, UAW President Bob King told delegates that the union is creating alliances with other unions and groups to boost its organizing drive at Asian and German... Read more
US automakers are keen to follow compensation method of Japan counterparts
U.S. automakers may emulate how their Japanese counterparts and salaried employees are paid and may seek to begin providing up to 15% of union workers' compensation in performance bonuses... Read more
UAW’s King says no delay to plan of organizing Asian, German carmakers in US
UAW President Bob King, on the sidelines of the UAW special bargaining convention, said that the contract negotiations with the Detroit 3 won’t delay the union's drive to organize Asian... Read more
UAW members ratify labor agreement with Dana Holding
The UAW and Dana Holding Corp. reached an agreement that provides workers with pay raises and a profit-sharing plan. Over the weekend, about 2,500 members of the UAW ratified a new... Read more
UAW will have bargaining convention in Detroit on March 22-24
From March 22 to March 24, the United Auto Workers union will have its quadrennial bargaining convention at the Cobo Center in Detroit to develop a strategy to negotiate a new contract... Read more
Wisconsin workers rally against proposal to restrict bargaining rights
In Wisconsin, big crowds of fuming workers have been chanting at Republican lawmakers seeking to restrict their collective bargaining rights. The images on TV of these workers are... Read more
UAW asking its members to show support for NFL players union
Talks are ongoing between the United Auto Workers union and the National Football League Players Association, whose members may face an owner's lockout in March. The UAW is asking its... Read more
UAW is open to GM’s offer for workers’ pay to depend on company performance
The union is open to General Motors Co.’s proposal for a portion of employee compensation in the next contract to be tied to the financial and quality performance of the company,... Read more
UAW wants unions to be represented in boards of GM, Ford, Chrysler
With regards to the 2011 contract negotiations, UAW President Bob King shared that he wants union representation on the boards of the Detroit 3. He sees the German auto industry as a... Read more
UAW’s Bob King counting on help from allies in transplant drive
In January 2011, UAW President Bob King will launch the union's organizing drive of Asian and German automakers. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson recently said that he was keen on... Read more
UAW aims to organize U.S. plants of Asian, German carmakers
The UAW plans to launch a campaign this January to organize the U.S. manufacturing plants of Asian and German automakers, according to the union’s president Bob King. He also revealed... Read more
Mitsubishi and UAW agree on new labor pact
A new labor pact has been reached by Mitsubishi Motors North America and the UAW, setting the stage for the carmaker to allocate a new vehicle platform to be produced at its assembly... Read more
Report: Union has started talks with Detroit 3 on profit-sharing changes
In anticipation of next year's labor contract negotiations, the United Auto Workers are talking to General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC about changes that would lead... Read more
UAW expects to give no further concessions to U.S. automakers
Bob King, who was elected president to the UAW in June, expects to provide no further concessions to U.S. automakers in contract talks next year and will aim to get a share in company... Read more
UAW-represented workers at GM’s Indianapolis plant reject concessions
Instead of taking a 50% pay cut under a new plant owner, about 625 UAW-represented workers at General Motors Co.'s Indianapolis stamping plant prefer that GM shut the plant. Last... Read more
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