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• Ford agrees to halt plant closures in union contract

  - 2007-11-05

  DETROIT, United States AFP — Struggling Ford Motor Co. has agreed to halt planned closures of six US plants in exchange for major concessions from its main union, the United Auto Workers said Monday. In a document outlining a deal reached over the weekend, the union said the agreement...

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• Union concessions to GM deeper than initially thought

  - 2007-09-28

  DETROIT, United States AFP — The United Auto Workers union has agreed to a two-tiered wage system and a switch to far-less generous pensions for new hires in exchange for job security promises in its landmark contract with General Motors Corp., the union said Friday. The tentative agreement offers...

  Tags: agreement, Benefits, concession, General Motors Corp., UAW, worker

• UAW strike authorization vote a glimpse into workers' thoughts

  - 2007-09-04

  SALINE, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. has brought a lot of uncertainty into Gerald Williamson's life. The factory where he works is on a list of plants slated to be sold or even closed, and like other workers, he's had to give up part of his pay...

  Tags: authorization, concession, Detroit, Ford Motor Co., UAW, worker

• UAW strike authorization vote a glimpse into workers' thoughts

  - 2007-09-04

  SALINE, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. has brought a lot of uncertainty into Gerald Williamson's life. The factory where he works is on a list of plants slated to be sold or even closed, and like other workers, he's had to give up part of his pay...

  Tags: authorization, concession, Ford Motor Co., UAW, worker

• UAW strike authorization vote a glimpse into workers' thoughts

  - 2007-09-04

  SALINE, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. has brought a lot of uncertainty into Gerald Williamson's life. The factory where he works is on a list of plants slated to be sold or even closed, and like other workers, he's had to give up part of his pay...

  Tags: authorization, concession, Ford Motor Co., UAW, worker

• UAW strike vote offers a glimpse of workers' minds

  - 2007-09-04

  SALINE, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. has brought a lot of uncertainty into Gerald Williamson's life. The factory where he works is on a list of plants slated to be sold or even closed, and like other workers, he's had to give up part of his pay...

  Tags: concession, Ford Motor Co., UAW, worker

• Unions must curb carmakers' legacy costs.(Opinion)

  - 2007-06-25

  Byline: Brian Tucker Kudos to United Auto Workers union President Ron Gettelfinger for his comment last week that his members must offer Chrysler Corp. the same kind of concessions on health care that they already have extended to both Ford and Ge Byline:...

  Tags: Chrysler LLC, concession, health care, UAW

• UAW chief issues warning

  - 2007-03-28

  DETROIT -- United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger kicked off his union's bargaining convention Tuesday with a warning for companies: Just because we've cooperated in the past, don't take that as a sign of weakness. In a speech at the start of the two-day national bargaining convention in...

  Tags: Chrysler LLC, concession, Detroit, General Motors Corp., UAW, worker

• Supplier labor cuts a mixed bag; Some workers reject concessions, others accept.(News)

  - 2007-02-26

  Byline: David Barkholz The prospective owners of distressed auto-supplier plants in Pennsylvania and Michigan are having mixed results in their efforts to obtain labor concessions. About 450 unionized workers at a Lear Corp. interiors plant in Byline: David Barkholz...

  Tags: concession, Ford Motor Co., Lear Corp., salary, supplier, UAW, worker

• US automakers head for union showdown

  - 2007-01-28

  DETROIT, United States AFP — As financial losses mount, US automakers are headed for a showdown with the United Auto Workers union in contract negotiations this summer. While the United Auto Workers UAW made major concessions last year as General Motors and Ford began racking up multibillion dollar losses,...

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