Holiday News| More...
 

United Auto Workers

What's Good for Cerberus Capital Managment Is Good for America

Chris Kelly | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Detroit Automakers, Automaker Bailout, Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Auto Industry, United Auto Workers, Cerberus, Cerberus Capital, Business News
Chris Kelly

Autoworkers are aces with me. And so are cars. Very useful for getting around. That said, there are only two reasons to save an American car company: Nostalgia and nativism. And neither of those is a very good reason.

Read Post

Give GM Real Help, Not Guilt-Driven Charity

Bart Motes | Posted 12.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Auto Industry, Big Three Automakers, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Ford, Detroit Three, Automakers, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Bailout, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Gm, Business News, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit, Business News
Bart Motes

The government can use the bailout money to set up a new universal healthcare and pension plan, releasing the industry of this massive obligation and giving them the opportunity to be competitive and a strong force in the marketplace.

Read Post

GM-Chrysler Merger Deal Would Likely Result In 35,000 Job Cuts

BusinessWeek | David Kiley and David Welch | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, General Motors, Gm, United Auto Workers, Ford, GM Chrysler Merger, Cars, Uaw, Business News

Taxpayers are already being asked to bail out Detroit. Do they also have to play investment banker for a GM-Chrysler merger -- as well as help out a p...

Read Whole Story

Wall Street Credit Crash Threatens To Tank U.S. Auto Industry

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Credit Crunch, Offthebus, Automakers, Unemployment, Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, HuffPost OffTheBus, Subprime Loans, Detroit, Center for Automotive Research, Chevy Cruze, Gm, Volt, Credit Crisis, 2008 Election, Paris Auto Show, Ford Motor Co, Ka, Detroit Automakers, Cnn, Subprime Mortgages, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Michigan, Auto Loan, Home Equity Loans, New York Times, Fixing the Health Insurance Industry, Forbes, Auto Industry, Executive Compensation, Home News
Diane Tucker

"Every job lost on Wall Street impacts two-to-three jobs on the outside. By comparison, every job lost at an auto plant impacts nearly 10 jobs on the outside... We don't want to know what happens if the domestic auto industry gets away from us."

Read Post

Suddenly Obama's Auto-Policies Matter: Michigan Is The New Florida

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, 2008 Elections, Unemployment Rate, High Oil Prices, Fuel Efficiency, United Auto Workers, Obama Working Class Voters, 2008 Recession, Detroit News, CAFE Standards, Working Class, Offthebus, Unemployment, Obama Swing States, Oil Drilling, Bailout, Hybrid Cars, Recession Fears, Plug-in Hybrids, HuffPost OffTheBus, Swing Voters, Michigan, Fuel Economy Standards, Obama Working Class Whites, Job Losses, Fuel Economy, John McCain, Michigan Delegates, Auto Extremist, Detroit Free Press, Manufacturing, Voting Record, 2008 Election, Recession, Barack Obama, American Manufacturing, Pollsters, Barack Obama 2008, Swing States, Mccain Swing States, John McCain 2008, Cnn, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Fox News, Peter De Lorenzo, Auto Industry, Economy, Home News
Diane Tucker

Any sort of cash incentive to get manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles -- and to get people to buy more of them -- is an admirable thing. But let's not forget that if people just make smarter choices, this nation's energy usage will go down dramatically.

Read Post

GM Posts Biggest Annual US Auto Loss

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Gm, General Motors, United Auto Workers, Uaw, Rick Wagoner, Business News

DETROIT — General Motors Corp. reported a $38.7 billion loss for 2007 on Tuesday, the largest annual loss ever for an automotive company, and sa...

Read Whole Story

GM Offers Buyouts To 46,000 Employees

Reuters | Pumina Gupta | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Consumer Confidence, Wall Street, General Motors, Gm, United Auto Workers, Labor Costs, Business News

General Motors Corp said on Thursday it sees significantly improved operating earnings and cash flow in the next two to three years, but expects high...

Read Whole Story

Mortgage Mess Ends Honeymoon With Wall Street For GM Chief

Wall Street Journal | John D. Stoll | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Slumping Car Sales, Subprime Mortgages, Gm, General Motors, Wall Street, United Auto Workers, Rick Wagoner, GM CEO, Business News

The meltdown in the mortgage market and slumping car sales have combined to sour General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner's brief honeymoon w...

Read Whole Story

Ford Reaches Tentative Deal With UAW

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Labor Unions, Ford Motor Co, United Auto Workers, Business News

The United Auto Workers union said early Saturday it reached a tentative four-year contract agreement with Ford Motor Co., avoiding even the threat of...

Read Whole Story

UAW's Next Target: Ford

The Street | Nat Worden | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Ford Strike, Chrysler Strike, GM Strike, Uaw, United Auto Workers, Ford, Business News

With labor talks put to rest at Chrysler, all eyes turn to Ford, where prospects for a deal that pleases Wall Street look increasingly favorable. The...

Read Whole Story

UAW, Chrysler Settle After Brief Strike

AP | TOM KRISHER, DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Chrysler Strike, Chrysler, Uaw, United Auto Workers, Ron Gettelfinger, Business News

The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year contract with Chrysler Wednesday, hours after going out on strike and the same day General...

Read Whole Story

Strike Deadline For Chrysler, UAW Talks Nears

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, Tom LaSorda, Uaw, United Auto Workers, Ron Gettelfinger, Business News

The United Auto Workers union and Chrysler remained locked in all-night marathon negotiations early Wednesday as workers prepared for the picket lines...

Read Whole Story

Union Leaders Endorse UAW-GM Pact

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Uaw, General Motors, Gm, Auto Industry, United Auto Workers, Home News

Local union leaders on Friday endorsed a tentative agreement between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers that requires GM to pay out at l...

Read Whole Story

GM-UAW Reach Deal To End Strike After Marathon Bargaining Session

CNNMoney | Chris Isidore | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: GM Strike, Gm, Auto Strike, United Auto Workers, Business News

Negotiators from the United Auto Workers union and General Motors reached a tentative agreement on a deal early Wednesday to end a two-day old strike ...

Read Whole Story

UAW Strike Threat Looms As Weekend Talks With GM Continue

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Strike, General Motors, Labor Unions, Auto Industry, United Auto Workers, Uaw, Home News

General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers made progress at the bargaining table Saturday but still faced significant hurdles and weren't expect...

Read Whole Story