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...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 3, 2019
Negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Co. have failed again to make much headway towards a settlement even as the two sides continued to look for a way out of the morass that has led to longest nationwide strike against GM in nearly 50 years....
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 2, 2019
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. reported that sales held steady during the third quarter while those of Ford Motor Co. dropped in line with analysts’ forecasts while strike-bound General Motors Co. sales rose while the company offered only a minimum of third quarter...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 2, 2019
General Motors Co. is facing mounting losses as the strike by the United Auto Workers continues to cut into the company’s production of new vehicles throughout North America. Compounding issues for GM is the fact it was forced to close its assembly plant and a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 1, 2019
The United Auto Workers has flatly rejected General Motors lasts contract proposal. In a letter to Local Union president, Terry Dittes, the union’s top negotiator, said the company had presented union negotiators with a broad proposal on the evening of Sept. 30. The...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 1, 2019
General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers still haven’t been able to come up with a resolution to the labor dispute that has forced GM to reduce production in Mexico for the first time since the UAW’s strike against last month. GM announced the temporary layoff...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 30, 2019
When all is said and done the F-150 is undoubtedly the most famous vehicle built – save the Mustang – by the Ford Motor Co. since Henry Ford brought out the Model T more than 100 years ago. But the F-150 pickup has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for more...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 30, 2019
The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Co. is entering its third week with the two sides deadlocked in standoff about the key issues such as wages, health care and status of temporary workers. “We’re still in a holding pattern,” said one source familiar...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 27, 2019
General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers continued to struggle with key issues with view visible signs of progress. GM did back away from an earlier decision to cancel the health insurance of the more than 48,000 striking union members but the union didn’t...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 26, 2019
Analysts now estimate the new vehicle sales will wind up dropping in September when the final numbers are totaled up next week. With two fewer selling days and an early Labor Day holiday, the car shopping experts at Edmunds forecast September will be a down month for...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 26, 2019
The United Auto Workers and General Motors Co. reported they made some progress overnight on some portions of the contract but the key issues including the status of temporary workers, which has become a critical issue for both sides, remain unsettled. “All unsettled...
