Mar 27 Trump seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Trump says negotiations with General Motors had been productive, "but our fight against the virus is too urgent to allow the give-and-take of the contracting process to continue to run its normal course."… Continue reading
Feb 17 GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand By Tom Krishner, Associated Press The company said in a statement Sunday that it plans to wind down sales, engineering and design operations for its historic Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand in 2021. Continue reading
Dec 04 Joe Ashton, retired UAW vice president, is latest to plead guilty in corruption saga By Ed White, Associated Press A retired vice president at the United Auto Workers pleaded guilty Wednesday to corruption charges, admitting he received a $250,000 kickback after arranging a contract for 58,000 watches. Continue reading
Nov 20 United Auto Workers president steps down as GM sues rival over union bribery By Tom Krisher, Associated Press United Auto Workers President Gary Jones abruptly resigned Wednesday, capping a tumultuous day that saw union leaders move to oust him and General Motors accusing rival Fiat Chrysler in a lawsuit of bribing union officials to get more favorable contract… Continue reading
Nov 20 GM sues Fiat Chrysler over union bribes By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The lawsuit alleges that Fiat Chrysler corrupted the bargaining process with the UAW in the 2009, 2011 and 2015 union contracts to gain advantages over General Motors. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: October jobs numbers exceed expectations, despite GM strike In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. turned in better-than-expected October economic numbers. The Labor Department reports that employers added a net 128,000 jobs last month, and figures for August and September were revised upward. Also, former Texas Congressman Beto… Continue watching
Oct 25 General Motors workers approve new four-year deal By Tom Krishner, Associated Press The United Auto Workers union said in a statement Friday that workers had approved the new four-year deal. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 7:00 In tentative UAW deal, GM trades cash bonuses for future flexibility A month-long strike by the United Auto Workers appears to be nearing an end. The organization’s leadership approved a tentative deal with General Motors on Thursday, but workers will remain on the picket line until rank-and-file members vote on it… Continue watching
Oct 16 GM and union reach tentative deal that could end strike By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The deal was hammered out Wednesday but it won't immediately end the strike by more than 49,000 workers. Continue reading
Oct 06 GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near By Tom Krisher, Associated Press DETROIT — Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories, a union official wrote in… Continue reading