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1853 Chairman (Free subscription) | yesterday
Copyright 2009 The Toledo Blade. Article published November 6, 2009 The UAW bites back THERE was a fair amount of shock at Ford Motor Co. this week when it became clear that rank-and-file United Auto Workers union members had ignored their leaders’ advice and decisively turned down a package of contract concessions. Ford executives shouldn’t have been surprised, [...]
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract [More...]
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
There was a fair amount of shock at Ford Motor Co. last week when the United Auto Workers turned down a package of contract concessions. Ford executives shouldn't have been surprised, however. They brought this on themselves. For nearly a year, Ford has maintained that it was different from General Motors and Chrysler. For one thing, Ford, alone among the once-big three, has neither sought government...
CARPE DIEM (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract Factory wages aren't Detroit's problem, and strikes are very rare in the auto industry nowadays. The real issue is the job classifications (see top photo of Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW vs. the 1941 UAW-Ford contract below). Ford's UAW contract has lots of them, governing who can and who can't perform...
Glass City Jungle (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
No more “Daimler Disaster and the Cerberus Circus” according to this FOX Toledo. Part of the recommended story: DOWNTOWN TOLEDO – Toledo area UAW leaders are excited, especially now that they say, they’ve really got car people in charge again at Chrysler. They’ve had some pretty harsh nicknames for past owners. “As you know for Daimler, we [...]
Detroit News Online (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Throughout Metro Detroit and across the nation, workers, politicians and dealers waited and watched Wednesday as Chrysler made its pitch to turn the company around with new products and a fresh approach to manufacturing and marketing.
1853 Chairman (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Ford meeting informally with UAW on costs Wed Nov 4, 2009 7:40pm EST By David Bailey DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will continue meeting informally with United Auto Workers leaders to discuss labor issues following the rejection of concessions by U.S. rank-and-file workers, a top executive said on Wednesday. "We’ll sit down [...]
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Fisker is negotiating with the UAW to begin working in the GM plant they are in the midst of buying in Delaware. I'd say it's surprising that a new car company like Fisker is ready to jump right into the Union pool, but what do I know about such things? (Source: Fisker, UAW aim to reach labor deal | Industry Summits | Reuters ). Based on his quotes, Fisker wants an experienced work force to start with....
1853 Chairman (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
November 5, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091105/auto01/911050352 Fresh approach excites UAW; dealers cautious LOUIS AGUILAR AND DAVID SHEPARDSON The Detroit News Throughout Metro Detroit and across the nation, workers, politicians and dealers waited and watched Wednesday as Chrysler made its pitch to turn the company around with new products and a fresh approach to manufacturing and marketing....
The Indypendent (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... over the Wall Street debacle, they saved their vitriol for working people, churlishly blaming the UAW for Detroit’s woes, implicating Big Labor for its role in the recession by driving away our manufacturing base, and scolding poor people for trying to buy houses they couldn’t afford. The bankers who encouraged and profited from these “sub prime” loans were given a pass. Further bias was shown...
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
There’s no love lost between carmudgeon Peter Delorenzo and GM’s failed Car Czar, the exec whose singular inability to create compelling branding or class-leading products helped transform the world’s largest automaker into a nationalized welfare queen. No wait. Sorry. The self-styled Autoextremist hates the United Auto Workers (UAW). And now that the UAW has rejected [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Ford Motor Co., which, for now, barely escapes bankruptcy like the other Detroit automakers, goes to the UAW and says it needs the same thing the union gave GM and Chrysler to be competitive. And the UAW folks of Ford say forget it -- we've given enough. I guess they'd be happier if Ford declares bankruptcy and throws out the entire agreement.
Glick Report (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
This morning in a First on Fox Business I spoke to Ron Gettelfinger ,the UAW (United Auto Workers) president, about the UAW's vote against a deal with Ford. As you may recall on October 14th in a blog entitled, "Gettelfinger on Details of the UAW's Contract with Ford," I called the deal "lousy" for Ford [...]
Just Auto (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union last night confirmed Ford worker members had voted down proposed contract modifications.
Detroit News Online (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Speaking on Fox Business Network on Tuesday morning, Gettelfinger conceded UAW leaders did a poor job in convincing a majority of the 41,000 Ford workers the latest concessions were a "win-win" for members and the automaker.
