Ford to Close Michigan Engine Factory
Ford Motor Co. is closing a Michigan engine factory as part of the tentative agreement it reached with the United Auto Workers Oct. 30, as the automaker begins to shift from traditional internal combustion engines to battery-powered vehicles.
October 31, 2019General Motors Workers Ratify Contract, 40-Day Strike to End
ROMULUS, Mich. — Striking General Motors factory workers will put down their picket signs after approving a new contract that will end a 40-day strike that paralyzed the company’s U.S. production.
October 25, 2019GM Losing Patience With UAW Over Nearly Monthlong Strike
General Motors Co.’s chief labor negotiator suggested the United Auto Workers is dragging its feet in responding to the automaker’s latest contract offer in a show of frustration with a strike that’s lumbering toward the one-month mark.
October 11, 2019GM Factory Hands Making 40% Less Than Their Coworkers
The future of temps has been among the major impasses contributing to the United Auto Workers union’s strike against GM, now in its 25th day.
October 10, 2019Union Says Talks With GM Have ‘Taken a Turn for the Worse’
The strike at General Motors Co. entered its fourth week with the United Auto Workers union and the carmaker at an impasse over investment in U.S. factories, overshadowing progress made in recent days on other key issues.
October 7, 2019GM Reverses Course, Says Strikers Will Keep Health Coverage
DETROIT — General Motors now says striking workers will get company-paid health insurance, nine days after telling the union that coverage would be cut off.
September 26, 2019GM Strike in US Leads to 5,000 Layoffs in Canada, Union Says
About 5,000 workers in Canada have been put on leave due to the United Auto Workers strike at General Motors Co. in the U.S., according to the union.
September 23, 2019GM Makes Concessions on Big-Ticket Employee Health Care
As GM was nearing the expiration of its labor contract with the union last week, the carmaker sought to have hourly workers pay 15% of their health care costs, according to sources familiar with the talks. But by the time the company presented UAW with a deadline offer, GM walked back the proposal and called for keeping contributions steady at about 4%, said the sources.
September 18, 2019Striking GM Workers, Union Far From Agreement
General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers remain far apart in their talks over a new contract, according to the union’s top negotiator, making it less likely a strike called Sept. 15 will end within two days like a previous work stoppage did in 2007.
September 17, 2019Auto Workers Strike Against GM in Contract Dispute
DETROIT — More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Sept. 16 as contract talks with the company deteriorated into a strike.
September 16, 2019