UAW is aggressive in getting jobs back

In a capitalist society, unions provide balance between owners and workers. In the future, unions will have increasing power at the table affecting competitiveness in the global market. "   “Ford: UAW Deals...

Put out the fire and create some jobs

A call for the obvious “Enact industrial and trade policies that will create jobs, enforce laws protecting worker and civil rights, and create fair educational, economic and health policies” I have been...

Right to organize and the need to organize labor

Manufacturing.Net reports that the UAW President attacked Toyota for expanding operation in non-union Mississippi while closing those in unionized California.   The story brings to light a number of...

Labor Boss Acknowledges Own ‘Lambourghini Health Plan’

"Labor Boss Acknowledges Own ‘Lambourghini Health Plan’ at Single-Payer Strategy Conference" For those of you who need more evidence to explain how the nation’s Big Three Automakers ended up in such financial strife, take a look at this video I shot as the only...

Labor Boss Says He Hopes to ‘Take the Corporate Community an...

Advocates of single-payer health care will not stop there, according to Jerry Tucker, former member of the UAW International Executive Board who now represents the group, Labor for Single Payer.  Speaking during...

UAW Workers Enjoy Overeating at ‘Bailout Cafe’

Appearing as the opening paragraph of a piece published today in the AFL-CIO NOW BLOG, the following words form the almost-too-perfect complement to this cartoon: " Change was in the air—and on the way—in...

the Auto Industry Moving South, Study UAW Wrong

" A few years ago the Center for Automotive Research published a very useful study titled "The Auto Industry Moving South: An Examination of Trends" [PDF]. The study's authors looked at a variety of factors influencing this trend, including the role of incentive packages that...

Let the Auto Industry Go Bankrupt

Mitt Romney Makes a good argument why American Taxpayers should not Bail out the Auto industry.  Bankruptcy would make the Auto industry restructure through the Court System allowing them to negotiate it's...

Weekly Radio Spin: Fly Coach? Surely You Jest

This week, we look at CEO gas hogs, unlikely terrorists and how Mormons spend their money. In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin'," we look at General Motors.

Strike Ends: GM, Union Agree on Contract

A two-day nationwide strike by General Motors employees is now over, and the workers are getting a new healthcare deal. It's a compromise for both sides, though, as GM workers are foregoing pay raises and agreeing...

Chrysler’s Employees Threaten Strike Again - But can they afford it?

What’s the strike about? The United Auto Workers (UAW) union that represents about 45,000 employees at Chrysler has once again threatened to strike, this time they mean business. The strike is set to occur at 11:00am EST today if the UAW and Chrysler do not come to an...

GM-UAW reach tentative deal; strike ends

 Update: this no doubt is good news for the finacially-troiubled automaker GM. Also good news for workers, who, had a strike seriously impacted production, could have faced a significant loss of jobs. "The UAW and General Motors (GM) reached a tentative agreement this...

Inveslogic.com Daily Blog Report: GM workers walk, NanoSolar scores federal f...

This is a selection of today’s most popular blog articles from Inveslogic.com where you will find the highest-rated stock market and investment blogs, videos and podcasts on the web. UAW strike affects GM nation-wide Investment blog Schaeffers Research is...

Riding the recovery gear sans Daimler

Known for its styling and a number of engineering firsts, Chrysler always works on shoe string budgets ….. suffered losses on a single miscalculation or error.  The automobile’s most competitive market...

Developing: UAW picket at Royal Oak Ford

[Royal Oak, MI // 05.10.07 @ 12:30pm EDT - Updated: 05.14.07 @ 11:10 EDT]After spending a Saturday afternoon talking to customers and the picketers, the story continues to get more interesting in Royal...

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