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GM 'Unlikely' to Make Deadline in UAW Talks

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:17:52 CST

General Motors made progress in talks with workers and bondholders today but will probably miss its Tuesday deadline, the Detroit Free Press reports. “Everyone is working around the clock,” a source said, but a deal with bondholders was "not looking very likely." GM is seeking concessions to show Washington that...

GM Talks Die, Chrysler's Stall as Deadline Looms

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:03:57 CST

The UAW broke off crucial talks with GM today, only 3 days before the beleaguered company is scheduled to submit restructuring plans to Washington, Reuters reports. At issue were retiree healthcare costs that executives want to replace partly with shares in a recapitalized GM. "It doesn't seem like the stakeholders...

American Axle Deal Restarts GM Plants

Jim O'Neill — Mon, 19 May 2008 07:52:53 CDT

General Motors is poised to resume production at dozens of idled plants as workers at American Axle & Manufacturing, a key GM supplier, have reached a tentative deal in their 11-week-old strike. The UAW strike had all but stopped the production of GM's highly profitable SUVs, pickups, and vans, reports...

Chrysler to Cut Non-Union Jobs

Jason Farago — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:27:23 CDT

With Chrysler deep in talks on a new contact with the UAW—the clock is ticking on a strike deadline tomorrow morning—sources tell the Detroit Free Press that cuts to non-union employees are in the works. Loss of about 1,600 salaried and contract jobs is expected, on top...

Contract Allows GM to Shut 2 Plants

Colleen Barry — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:12:58 CDT

The tentative new contract between GM and United Auto Workers allows the company to shutter two plants and possibly several other facilities, according to a copy of the pact obtained by the AP. The union concessions on plants in Indianapolis and suburban Detroit were made in exchange for guarantees of...

GM Strike Goes Into Day 2; Talks Continue

Jason Farago — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:03:38 CDT

Bargaining resumed just hours after United Auto Workers walked off the job at GM plants yesterday morning, suggesting that both sides in the stalled negotiations know they can't afford a prolonged work stoppage, Bloomberg reports. GM is losing output of 12,200 cars a day, a figure that will spike...

GM, Union Tangle Over Health Care, Labor Costs

Nick McMaster — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:27:38 CDT

At the root of the UAW's strike against GM's US factories is a fundamental conflict between management's need to cut costs and the union's resistance to offering more givebacks, Bloomberg reports. Negotiations resumed this afternoon between GM, which lost $12.4 billion last year, and the UAW, which represents 73,...