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United Auto Workers reach tentative deal with American Axle
- 2008-05-17
DETROIT, Michigan AFP — The United Auto Workers said Saturday it had reached a tentative agreement with a key auto parts supplier to end a long and crippling strike that forced General Motors to close six assembly plants. "We do have a tentative agreement" with American Axle and Manufacturing...
Strikes hits key supplier for GM, Chrysler
- 2008-02-25
DETROIT, Michigan AFP — The United Auto Workers launched a strike Tuesday against Detroit-based American Axle and Manufacturing Holding Inc AAM, a key supplier to both General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC. The strike began shortly after midnight after the company and union negotiators reached an impasse over wage...
Chrysler workers walk out of US plants as negotiations stall
- 2007-10-10
DETROIT, United States AFP — Thousands of Chrysler LLC workers across the United States walked off the job Wednesday after negotiators failed to reach agreement ahead of a strike deadline. The contract talks stalled over issues of job security, health care and wages, sources close to the negotiations told...
Strike looms at Chrysler's US plants as contract talks stall
- 2007-10-09
DETROIT, United States AFP — Fresh off a two-day strike at General Motors Corp, the United Auto Workers union was getting ready to walk off the job at Chrysler LLC Wednesday as contract talks stalled over wages, health care and other issues, sources said. While neither company nor union...
Auto union pressures GM in closed-door talks
- 2007-09-15
DETROIT, United States AFP — Auto workers and General Motors resumed talks Saturday, but gave no sign of nearing agreement on a new union contract covering the company's 80,000 hourly workers. Anxiety surrounding the talks -- held in secret by mutual agreement -- rose by the hour as the...
Big Three US automakers union talks stall as deadline looms
- 2007-09-09
DETROIT, United States AFP — With less than a week to go before the current agreement expires, contract talks between the United Auto Workers and Detroit's Big Three automakers have slowed to a crawl with few signs of progress, sources told AFP. The contracts covering more than 160,000 workers...
Fuel-economy rules could kill US auto industry: union chief
- 2007-09-06
DETROIT, United States AFP — Tough new fuel-economy standards now pending in Congress could lead to the dismantling of what remains of the US domestic car industry, the president of the United Auto Workers union warned Thursday. "We're being told that we must choose between protecting our environment versus...
Union approval key to Chrysler sale: analysts
- 2007-04-14
DETROIT, United States AFP — The United Auto Workers union will play a pivotal role in the potential sale of DaimlerChrysler's struggling US unit and could wind up blocking a deal not to its liking, analysts said. "I know it's not the prevailing wisdom on Wall Street," said Harley...
Auto union chief sees middle-class dream slipping away
- 2007-03-25
DETROIT, United States AFP — From his office overlooking the Detroit River, United Auto Workers union chief Ron Gettelfinger is watching the American dream slip away for the blue-collar workers he represents. The UAW, having led sit-ins and strikes in past decades, was largely responsible for winning factory workers...
US autoworkers greet job cuts with resignation
- 2007-02-14
DETROIT AFP — DaimlerChrysler's plan to cut 13,000 jobs has been greeted with shrugs of resignation by autoworkers who found the news far too familiar. Detroit has been devastated by waves of layoffs as the Big Three US automakers -- Ford, General Motors and Chrysler -- steadily shed plants...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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