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• Bailout or Handout? Depends on Point of View

  BNET - 2008-12-14

  Much of "Main Street" seems to see the auto industry bailout in terms of jobs and the economy. Politicians seem to recognize a growing backlash from the "Wall Street" bailout. by Jim Henry

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• UAW contracts' national impact

  - 2007-12-04

  DETROIT -- At the kickoff to the United Auto Workers negotiations with Detroit automakers last summer, union President Ron Gettelfinger insisted the new contracts would not stray radically from past versions. But labor experts say the four-year contracts with General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler are...

  Tags: Benefits, Ford Motor Co., HEALTHCARE, salary, SOFTWARE, UAW, worker

• UAW pushes local support for tentative Ford contract

  - 2007-11-05

  DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers union will spend this week selling its new contract with Ford Motor to local union leaders and members, hoping to avoid the uprising of discontent it encountered recently when trying to persuade Chrysler members to vote for a new contract. ...

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• Workers reach tentative agreement with Ford

  - 2007-11-03

  DETROIT, United States AFP — The United Auto Workers Union said Saturday it had reached a tentative four-year contract with Ford Motor Saturday, avoiding a potentially crippling strike that has affected other top US automakers. The union said the deal was reached after hours of hard bargaining at 3:20...

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• UAW members narrowly pass contract with Chrysler

  - 2007-10-28

  DETROIT -- Despite significant dissent among some of its workers, United Auto Workers members narrowly passed a four-year contract agreement with Chrysler LLC on Saturday, leaving Ford Motor Co. as the last automaker to negotiate with in this year's round of contract talks. Talks with Ford were proceeding...

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• Union ratifies landmark deal with Chrysler

  - 2007-10-27

  CHICAGO AFP — The United Auto Workers has ratified a landmark contract with Chrysler LLC following a six-hour strike and strong dissent among the rank-and-file, the union said Saturday. The contract, which is expected to help struggling Chrysler significantly narrow its labor cost gap with the non-unionized US plants...

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• Union leaders approve Chrysler deal despite rank-and-file dissent

  - 2007-10-15

  DETROIT, United States AFP — Local leaders of the United Auto Workers union on Monday approved a historic contract agreement with Chrysler LLC even as dissidents among the rank-and-file vowed to block its ratification. The pact reached after a seven-hour strike last week is expected to help Chrysler narrow...

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• UAW ends 6-hour strike

  - 2007-10-11

  The United Auto Workers union said it reached a tentative agreement with Chrysler LLC, ending a six-hour strike. Workers at the third-largest U.S. automaker walked off their jobs at 11 a.m. New York time today. In a similar showdown last month, General Motors Corp. workers staged a two-day...

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• Union questions auto execs' pay packages

  - 2007-10-10

  DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers says it knows it needs to help Detroit's automakers cut labor costs to reduce the gap in production expenses with Asian rivals. But as talks continue on new contracts, the union also is questioning why top executives at the automakers are paid what they...

  Tags: Benefits, CEO, Detroit, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, salary, UAW, worker

• 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...

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