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...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 1, 2019
Ford Motor Co. apparently won the right to close an engine plant as part of its new tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers, which also will include a somewhat smaller ratification “bonus” than the one the union signed at General Motors, $9,000 vs $11,000....
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 31, 2019
The United Auto Workers said it had wrapped up a tentative labor agreement, covering 55,000 union members employed by the Ford Motor Co. Neither side revealed details of the new agreement, though a report by trade publication Automotive News indicated it contained as...
by Michael Strong | Oct 30, 2019
As quickly as it became a possibility, the potential merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot appears to have become a reality with the two automakers tentatively agreeing to a merger. Peugeot’s board of directors approved the deal earlier Wednesday while the FCA board is...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 28, 2019
General Motors Co. workers are heading back to work this week after the longest and most expensive strike in half a century, while union bargainers turn their attention to the Ford Motor Co., which has been selected as the United Auto Workers. “We can confirm the UAW...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 25, 2019
This story has been updated with new information Members of the United Auto Workers have ratified a new a labor agreement with General Motors that raises the company’s labor costs but allow it to close plants in Ohio, Maryland and Michigan. Ratification of the...
by Michael Strong | Oct 25, 2019
The United Auto Workers is on a deal-making streak, suspending its two-week-long strike after reaching a tentative deal with Volvo’s Mack Trucks. The two sides reached an agreement on Thursday covering more than 3,600 hourly employees. The union is currently...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 23, 2019
A high-profile piece of real estate in the very center of downtown Detroit, the old Veterans Memorial Building, could go on the auction block, pending the outcome of the negotiations with the United Auto Workers. The UAW won’t begin the final phase of contract talks...
