by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 26, 2019
Negotiators from the United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. are continuing to wrestle with multiple issues as they try to put the final touches on a new labor contract even as they extend the old one to clear the way for FCA employees to enjoy the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 25, 2019
The scandal that engulfed the UAW has now created new openings on the union’s executive board. The UAW announced Sunday that Vance Pearson has resigned as Director of UAW Region 5, effective immediately, and is retiring. He is also resigning his UAW membership,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 21, 2019
The UAW announced Thursday that Gary Jones, through his attorney, has informed the UAW that he was resigning as President of the UAW effective immediately rather than face a trial for misconduct under the union constitution that could have led to his expulsion from...
by Michael Strong | Nov 20, 2019
UAW President Gary Jones recently took a leave of absence amid rumors about his role in an ongoing federal investigation of senior union officials. The union made that departure permanent today. The UAW’s International Executive Board filed charges under Article 30 of...
by Michael Strong | Nov 20, 2019
General Motors sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in U.S. District Court in Detroit, claiming FCA gained significant advantages in its collective bargaining agreements with the UAW using an orchestrated scheme of bribing union officials. The lawsuit doesn’t specify a...
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...
