Sep 26 Watch Autoworkers, GM Agree to Health Care Trust, Other Benefits The United Auto Workers union and General Motors reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday that includes a health care trust fund for retirees. A journalist based in Detroit explains the ramifications of the deal. Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch Automakers and Union Negotiate Workers Pay, Health Care Three major U.S. automakers, including General Motors, are negotiating with United Auto Workers on wages, pension plans and health care. Analysts talk about what the industry hopes to achieve. Continue watching
Feb 14 Chrysler to Cut 13,000 Jobs in Restructuring Plan By PBS News Hour Plagued by poor sales and an unprofitable year, Chrysler Group, the U.S. division of German company DaimlerChrysler, announced a restructuring plan Wednesday that aims to cut 16 percent of its worldwide workforce by 2009. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch Former President Ford Returns Home to Michigan for Final Farewell Former President Ford's final memorial service was held at an Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday. The NewsHour offers excerpts of the eulogies as he was laid to rest. Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Solemn Ceremonies Mark Passing of a President President Bush joined thousands of others who paid their final respects to former President Gerald Ford, whose body laid in state in the Capitol rotunda. The NewsHour reports on the ceremonies and remembrances, including Tuesday's state funeral in Washington, D.C. Continue watching
Nov 08 With Six Victories, Democrats Take Control of U.S. Senate By PBS News Hour In an improbable march across the country, Democrats swept into power in the Senate for the first time in four years, capturing seats in Virginia, Montana, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Missouri and Ohio. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Analysts Discuss Campaign Ads, Gay Marriage, Iraq Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Editor Rich Lowry discuss the role that negative campaign ads, violence in Iraq and the New Jersey gay marriage ruling will play in the Nov. 7 midterm elections. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Ads Charge Opponents with Loose Morals, Fiscal Failures and Perversion With the midterm election approaching and control of Congress at stake, bitterly-fought campaigns have led to a number of controversial negative ads making the news. Analysts discuss the impact of charges of emotional pandering, financial chicanery and loose morals. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Ford Cuts 10,000 Workers, Closes Two Factories In a round of new closings and layoffs, The Ford Motor Company announced Friday the elimination of 10,000 white-collar jobs and two more plant closings, up to 16 from previous cuts. Guests discuss the drastic efforts to save the automaker,… Continue watching
Aug 31 President Bush Campaigns for Corker in Tennessee By PBS News Hour In his tour across the United States to raise support for embattled Republican candidates, President Bush made a fundraising stop in Nashville Wednesday to boost support for Bob Corker. Continue reading