CLOSE Fiat Chrysler Automobiles workers have approved a new four-year labor contract, officially bring to a close 2019 contract bargaining between the UAW and Detroit Three. (Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles workers have a new labor contract. Almost five months after talks officially launched with ceremonial handshakes between the UAW… Continue reading UAW workers ratify labor contract with Fiat Chrysler; bargaining ends for 2019
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Barra confirms electric pickup plan, is vague about hiring at Detroit-Hamtramck plant
CLOSE GM CEO Mary Barra speaks with guests before the event to reveal the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe at the Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (Photo: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press) General Motors will build an electric pickup for sale in the fall of 2021 at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, CEO… Continue reading Barra confirms electric pickup plan, is vague about hiring at Detroit-Hamtramck plant
Lawyer: GM suit against FCA will cost automakers hundreds of thousands of dollars
CLOSE Lawyer Bruce Sendek has been around a long time, including a four-year stint with General Motors’ corporate counsel in the late 1970s and early ’80s. But he’s never seen anything like GM’s lawsuit against crosstown rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Sendek had a lot of questions, that started at word one — literally. “I do not necessarily accept on face… Continue reading Lawyer: GM suit against FCA will cost automakers hundreds of thousands of dollars
GM lends millions to Lordstown Motors with an option to buy back plant
CLOSE A banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors’ Lordstown plant Nov. 27, 2018, in Lordstown, Ohio. (Photo: John Minchillo/Associated Press) General Motors is making a $40 million loan available to Lordstown Motors Corp. to help the start-up buy GM’s shuttered plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and start building electric trucks. “The transaction… Continue reading GM lends millions to Lordstown Motors with an option to buy back plant
Ford program offered rides to doctor’s offices. Why they’re ending it.
CLOSE GoRide’s non-emergency medical transportation offers true on-demand service that is especially useful for those in wheelchairs or who have other special needs. (Photo: Ford Motor Co.) Ford Motor Co. is no longer offering rides to the doctor’s office. The Dearborn-based automaker said it is pulling the plug on its non-emergency medical transport service called GoRide Health, at… Continue reading Ford program offered rides to doctor’s offices. Why they’re ending it.
Ex-UAW boss pleads guilty to corruption, rigged $4M watch deal
CLOSE UAW VP for GM Joe Ashton answers a question from the media at the GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant in Detroit on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. (Photo: Patricia Beck, Detroit Free Press) A retired powerful union boss and onetime General Motors board member pleaded guilty Wednesday to corruption, admitting he rigged a $4 million contract for 58,000… Continue reading Ex-UAW boss pleads guilty to corruption, rigged $4M watch deal
Fiat Chrysler workers could vote on new contract Friday if national council blesses it
CLOSE UAW-represented Fiat Chrysler Automobiles employees could start voting on a new contract as early as Friday. (Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press) Voting on a new contract for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles workers could start as soon as Friday. The time frame is not guaranteed but would be set if the UAW-FCA National Council formally… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler workers could vote on new contract Friday if national council blesses it
UAW, FCA reach proposed tentative agreement; company to add $4.5 billion in US investment
CLOSE The UAW and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract. (Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press) The UAW and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have reached a proposed tentative agreement that adds nearly 8,000 jobs over the life of the deal. The agreement potentially starts the last lap of months of union… Continue reading UAW, FCA reach proposed tentative agreement; company to add $4.5 billion in US investment
Ex-UAW president Gary Jones resigns from union in ‘unprecedented’ move
CLOSE UAW International acting president Rory Gamble speaks to the Detroit Free Press about issues with corruption, negotiations and future of UAW. Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press Gary Jones is out. The disgraced former UAW president quit his affiliation with the union brothers and sisters he took an oath to represent with honor and dignity. He has… Continue reading Ex-UAW president Gary Jones resigns from union in ‘unprecedented’ move
FCA and UAW negotiators must be transparent in light of GM lawsuit
CLOSE Former UAW President Gary Jones shakes hands with FCA North America Chief Operating Officer Mark Stewart at the FCA headquarters in Auburn Hills as the leadership teams from both sides began contract negotiations this summer. Jones has resigned in the midst of the federal corruption probe, and General Motors claims FCA has corrupted contract… Continue reading FCA and UAW negotiators must be transparent in light of GM lawsuit