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...
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...
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’ 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...
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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...
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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...
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" 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...
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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...
opinion by Albert Milliron | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 592 views | 5 recommendations | 5 comments
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.
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...
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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...
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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...
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UAW strike affects GM nation-wide
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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...
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[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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