by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 16, 2019
Members of the United Auto Workers ratified a new four-year contract with the Ford Motor Co. that is patterned after the agreement the union reached earlier with the General Motors Co. The final tally released by the union showed that 56.3% of the union members voted...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 15, 2019
Reeling from a scandal that has taken a heavy toll on the union’s credibility and reputation, acting UAW President Rory Gamble announced a series of what he described as ethics reforms. The union also plans to sell a house attached to its education center in Northern...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 15, 2019
Daimler AG is preparing to cut as many as 1,100 jobs as it prepares to deploy a new sustainable business strategy with a clear commitment to carbon dioxide-neutral mobility. “We are positioning the company for the transformation with a clear strategy for the...
by Michael Strong | Nov 11, 2019
Some 10,000 UAW workers voting on a tentative contract with Ford Motor Co. will get a bigger raise than expected if the deal is approved. Voting is scheduled to end Nov. 15. The two sides revised a section of the proposed deal that could cost the automaker an...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 8, 2019
Ratification of the United Auto Workers tentative agreement with the Ford Motor Co. appears to have hit a speed bump as workers at the company’s big Chicago assembly plant voted to reject it by a decisive margin. The unofficial tally from the vote by both production...
by Michael Strong | Nov 7, 2019
Now that the ink on its contract with the UAW is dry, General Motors pulled the trigger on another deal, selling its Lordstown, Ohio plant to an electric vehicle maker. No terms were released on the sale to Lordstown Motors, the company created by Workhorse Group to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 7, 2019
The United Auto Workers’ new acting president says he is open to requests from the union’s membership to put UAW leaders on trial for misconduct. Rory Gamble, the UAW acting president, said during an interview with thedetroitbureau.com he is committed to doing what...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 6, 2019
Federal prosecutors have charged Joe Ashton, a former United Auto Workers vice president who served as director of General Motors Co., with money laundering and wire fraud in the wide-ranging probe into corruption among leaders of the UAW. Ashton, who served as head...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 4, 2019
Even as top executives at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. work at putting together the merger with Groupe PSA, the company’s negotiations with the United Auto Workers on a new labor contract are waiting on the outcome of the ratification vote among UAW members at Ford....
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 2, 2019
United Auto Workers President Gary Jones is taking a leave of absence following new revelations in the scandal that has rocked the union, long one of most influential in the U.S., during the past two years. Jones’ temporary departure was approved by a vote of the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 1, 2019
Members of the United Auto Workers will now vote on the tentative agreement the union negotiated with the Ford Motor Co. that follows the pattern set by General Motors and allows Ford to close one of its engine plants. “It’s their contract and it’s...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 1, 2019
A key aide to United Auto Workers President Gary Jones is now facing criminal charges involving the diversion of $1.5 million dollars in union funds for personal use and other potential violations. According to a filing in U.S. District Court, investigators detailed...
