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• 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...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, Chrysler LLC, Detroit, General Motors Corp., Michigan, salary, strike, supplier, UAW

• 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

• UAW chief easily wins a 2nd term

  - 2006-06-15

  LAS VEGAS -- With four of the most challenging years in the United Auto Workers union's history in front of him, Ron Gettelfinger was elected Wednesday to a second term as UAW president. Gettelfinger, 61, faced no opposition and was re-elected by the 1,400 delegates to the union's...

  Tags: Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, MARKETING, supplier, UAW

• UAW Workers Authorize Strike Against Parts Supplier Delphi

  - 2006-05-29

  More than 95% of United Auto Workers members who voted at 21 plants in the United States recently supported a strike against auto supplier Delphi Corp. if the eompany fails to honor its labor agreements.More than 95% of United Auto Workers members who voted at 21 plants in the United...

  Tags: supplier, UAW, worker

• 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

• More bankruptcies expected among US auto suppliers: analysts

  - 2006-03-26

  DETROIT, United States AFP — More bankruptcies are expected among US auto suppliers which are being squeezed by demands for lower prices for fewer parts as General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Company implement massive restructuring plans, analysts said. The shakeups among suppliers have placed manufacturers at an increased...

  Tags: analyst, bankruptcy, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Litigation, MARKETING, supplier, UAW

• US auto supplier Delphi could file for bankruptcy Friday: union

  - 2005-10-07

  DETROIT AFP — US auto parts supplier Delphi Corporation is considering filing for bankruptcy shortly, according to a memo sent to union members by the United Auto Workers. The much-anticipated move would be the largest industrial bankruptcy in US history. The company has been working for months with...

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

• Delphi CEO: GM looks closely at aiding supplier.(Delphi Corp)(Robert Steve Miller)(General Motors Corp)

  - 2005-08-15

  Byline: Terry Kosdrosky A rescue plan for Delphi Corp. looks more likely after former parent General Motors Corp. said last week it's considering financial help for the struggling supplier. "My reading is that it's a very significant change Byline: Terry Kosdrosky...

  Tags: Borland Delphi, Delphi Corp., General Motors Corp., supplier, UAW

• Chrysler embarks on "most advanced supplier colocation project".(The Shape Of Things To Come)

  - 2004-11-01

  The Chrysler Group announced in August that it will build a new $900-million plant in Toledo, Ohio, for a new generation of vehicles, and that roughly a third of the cost will be carried by three suppliers that will colocate within the plant's foot ...

  Tags: Chrysler LLC, supplier, UAW

• DCX, UAW, suppliers approve historic teamwork for Jeep, SUV production.

  - 2004-08-04

  By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

  Tags: supplier, SUV, teamwork, UAW