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Oct 11, 2019

UAW-GM strike proving costly to more than workers, automaker

Zack Bazzi is not seeing workers from a nearby General Motors plant swing through the gas station where he works on Detroit’s east side since they went on strike nearly a month ago. Business is “slow,” Bazzi said from behind the counter of the empty Marathon station within a short walk of the massive Detroit-Hamtramck […]

Oct 11, 2019

UAW-GM strike proving costly to more than workers, automaker

Zack Bazzi is not seeing workers from a nearby General Motors plant swing through the gas station where he works on Detroit’s east side since they went on strike nearly a month ago. Business is “slow,” Bazzi said from behind the counter of the empty Marathon station within a short walk of the massive Detroit-Hamtramck […]

Oct 9, 2019

GM talks hit snag as union seeks products for UAW factories

Talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union hit a snag this week over what the union says is a lack of commitment by GM to build new vehicles in U.S. factories. In a letter to members, union Vice President Terry Dittes wrote that the union has told GM that it doesn’t see […]

Oct 9, 2019

GM talks hit snag as union seeks products for UAW factories

Talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union hit a snag this week over what the union says is a lack of commitment by GM to build new vehicles in U.S. factories. In a letter to members, union Vice President Terry Dittes wrote that the union has told GM that it doesn’t see […]

Oct 7, 2019

GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near

Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories, a union official wrote in an email to members. The letter from UAW Vice President Terry Dittes casts doubt on whether there […]

Oct 7, 2019

GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near

Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories, a union official wrote in an email to members. The letter from UAW Vice President Terry Dittes casts doubt on whether there […]

Oct 3, 2019

Ram unseats Chevy Silverado as No. 2 in US vehicle sales

Fiat Chrysler’s Ram pickup unseated General Motors’ Chevrolet Silverado as the second-best selling vehicle in the U.S. during the first nine months of the year. With a United Auto Workers strike underway that has shut down GM’s pickup production, the Ram likely will beat the Silverado for the full year for the first time, according […]

Oct 3, 2019

Ram unseats Chevy Silverado as No. 2 in US vehicle sales

Fiat Chrysler’s Ram pickup unseated General Motors’ Chevrolet Silverado as the second-best selling vehicle in the U.S. during the first nine months of the year. With a United Auto Workers strike underway that has shut down GM’s pickup production, the Ram likely will beat the Silverado for the full year for the first time, according […]

Oct 2, 2019

UAW strike could cost GM about $1 billion – and counting

With the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors in its third week, pressure is mounting on both sides to reach a deal, with the company losing an estimated $1 billion and workers living on $250 per week in strike pay — about one-fifth of what they usually make. Both sides are hoping the strike […]

Oct 2, 2019

UAW strike could cost GM about $1 billion – and counting

With the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors in its third week, pressure is mounting on both sides to reach a deal, with the company losing an estimated $1 billion and workers living on $250 per week in strike pay — about one-fifth of what they usually make. Both sides are hoping the strike […]

Sep 30, 2019

Hope of coming back to shuttered GM plant fades for workers

In the months since General Motors signaled the closing of its huge car plant in Lordstown, Ohio, Tammy Hurst put off setting a wedding date and watched her fiancé, two sisters, a brother and a nephew leave their hometowns for new jobs. All five transferred to GM plants in Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee, upending her […]

Sep 30, 2019

Hope of coming back to shuttered GM plant fades for workers

In the months since General Motors signaled the closing of its huge car plant in Lordstown, Ohio, Tammy Hurst put off setting a wedding date and watched her fiancé, two sisters, a brother and a nephew leave their hometowns for new jobs. All five transferred to GM plants in Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee, upending her […]

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