by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 14, 2019
Even as it struggles to work out a settlement with General Motors to end a strike now in its fifth week, the United Auto Workers Union ordered 3,600 hourly employees to walk off the job at Mack Trucks over the weekend. The strike “surprised and disappointed” the truck...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 14, 2019
With the strike by more than 48,000 union members set to enter its fifth full week, the United Auto Workers and General Motors made little headway in talks that center on the union’s new contract. The UAW also moved to underscore its determination by raising the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 12, 2019
General Motors Co. is reviewing a counteroffer from the United Auto Workers, which the union said could lead to a tentative settlement in the monthlong strike by 48,000 UAW members. “We’re reviewing the proposal,” said GM spokesman David Barnas. “We won’t have an...
by Michael Strong | Oct 11, 2019
Perhaps tired of waiting on the UAW to vet its latest proposal, General Motors released the details of its offer directly to its striking workers, hoping $9 billion in new investments might sway the opinions of its picket line-walking employees. Of the new total, $7.7...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 11, 2019
Talks between the United Auto Workers and General Motors foundered late Thursday despite a meeting earlier in the week between GM Chairman Mary Barra and senior negotiators from the company and the union. Barra had asked for the meeting, which is held in a conference...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 10, 2019
With General Motors’ investment grade credit rating in danger and analysts warning GM dealers could face product shortages during the critical Christmas selling season, talks aimed at ending the strike by 48,000 GM employees belonging to the United Auto Workers...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 9, 2019
One few surviving links to the Walter Reuther era is calling for United Auto Workers President Gary Jones to step down from the union’s top job. “We must support and hope the membership wins at GM and must also work to clean out the corruption in Solidarity...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 9, 2019
Negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors remain stuck in neutral as the talks deadlocked due to the union demands for more investment and guarantees against plant closings, which the union has defined as job security. “All of us here, in this...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 8, 2019
With the battle with the United Auto Workers also becoming a fight for shareholder support, a coalition of major shareholders are demanding that General Motor Co. join other automakers, including Ford Motor Co., and sign an agreement to honor California’s clean...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 8, 2019
The United Auto Workers strike has taken another bite out of General Motors production as the company was forced to shut down part of its engine plant in Ramos Arizpe due to a shortage of parts made in factories hit by the walkout. GM spokesman Dan Flores said...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 7, 2019
A resolution to the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motor Co. once again proved elusive over the weekend as the walkout by 48,000 GM employees entered its fourth week. Terry Dittes, the chief bargainer for the UAW, expressed optimism Oct. 4, noting that...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 4, 2019
While talks between the United Auto Workers and General Motors appear stuck in neutral even as the union’s strike against GM reaches the three-week mark, the UAW reports it has made substantial progress in negotiations with the Ford Motor Co. Rory Gamble, the UAW vice...
