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• GM Retirees Go To Court To Protect Their Benefits

  BNET - 2009-06-03

  A “national advocacy organization” dedicated to preserving the benefits of General Motors’ 122,000 formerly salaried retirees could potentially throw a monkey wrench into the bankruptcy reorganization of the giant automaker. The General Motors Retirees Association on June 2 filed a motion in federal bankruptcy court in Michigan to have the...

  Tags: UAW, Health Care, General Motors Corp., Bankruptcy, Benefits, Litigation, Personal Finance, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Human Resources, Business Operations, Ken Terry

• Some Welcome GM Bankruptcy

  BNET - 2009-06-01

  Despite the announcement of bankruptcy, some General Motors employees have actually embraced the recent Chapter 11 filing. Dean Reynolds reports on the reasons behind their relief.

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Bankruptcy, MoneyWatch, Litigation, Personal Finance, Business Operations, Breaking, News, Evening, GM, General, Motors, Bankrupt, Chapter, 11, Economy, Recession, Auto, Union, Workers, UAW, Money, Employment, Detroit, Car, Chevrolet

• Automakers Face Deadline

  BNET - 2009-04-15

  General Motors and Chrysler have to show how they'll repay the U.S. Gov't., or possibly face bankruptcy, reports Bill Plante.

  Tags: Chrysler LLC, MoneyWatch, Litigation, Manufacturing, Personal Finance, Business Operations, general motors, chrysler, bill plante, loans, bankruptcy, UAW, deadline, breaking news

• Union Warns Congress: Don't Let Automakers Fail

  BNET - 2008-11-19

  Backs to the wall, the Detroit 3 and the UAW stuck together in a Senate hearing, warning that allowing the car companies to go bankrupt would drag down the U.S. economy. by Jim Henry

  Tags: UAW, U.S. Congress, Bankruptcy, Litigation, Federal Government, Business Operations, Government, Jim Henry

• Union ratifies agreement with Delphi, GM

  - 2007-06-29

  DETROIT, United States AFP — The United Auto Workers has ratified a new contract with bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp., a former subsidiary of General Motors Corp., the union said Friday. The agreement, which includes dramatic wage cuts and job losses, allows GM to sidestep a crippling strike...

  Tags: agreement, bankruptcy, General Motors Corp., salary, UAW

• Delphi proposal would almost halve pay, push older workers to retire

  - 2007-06-26

  DETROIT -- Leaders of the United Auto Workers union have a tough job this week: Persuade about 17,000 workers at Delphi plants to sign off on an agreement that will shut plants and reduce wages. Delphi, the big auto parts supplier that filed for bankruptcy court...

  Tags: bankruptcy, General Motors Corp., Litigation, UAW, worker

• Delphi, GM reach deal with union

  - 2007-06-22

  DETROIT, United States AFP — General Motors Corp. and its former auto parts subsidiary reached an agreement Friday with their main union on a new labor contract that will allow Delphi Corp. to emerge from bankruptcy protection. The agreement eliminates the threat of a costly strike at Delphi plants...

  Tags: agreement, bankruptcy, General Motors Corp., UAW

• UAW chief tells automakers to focus on buyers

  - 2006-06-13

  LAS VEGAS -- Domestic automakers need to return to profitability by winning back customers rather than shedding workers and closing plants, the president of the United Auto Workers union said Monday. Ron Gettelfinger vowed that the UAW won't back down despite cutbacks at U.S. automakers and the toll that...

  Tags: bankruptcy, General Motors Corp., job, UAW, worker

• Union authorizes strike at Delphi

  - 2006-05-16

  CHICAGO AFP — Members of the United Auto Workers union authorized a strike at Delphi Corp. should the auto parts supplier use its bankruptcy court proceedings to alter its work contracts, the union said. The strike authorization motion garnered the support of 95 percent of the members who voted,...

  Tags: bankruptcy, General Motors Corp., strike, UAW

• Ford, UAW put out the call for revisions to bankruptcy law.(News)

  - 2006-04-24

  Byline: Philip Nussel Crain News Service The surge in auto suppliers seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection has prompted Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers to launch separate efforts at revising parts of the federal bankruptcy code. F Byline:...

  Tags: automobile company, bankruptcy, Chapter 11, Ford Motor Co., supplier, UAW