UAW Likely to Strike Ford if Labor Agreement Isn’t Reached
7 Sep 2011, 08:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In case you didn’t notice, the Detroit Big Three are currently in the middle of their biggest struggle since the crisis itself, a negotiation with the United Auto Workes union over a better la...
Ford Unequal Pay Dispute Overshadows Talks With the UAW
25 Aug 2011, 12:39 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Ford will begin its arbitration hearing one day after the national contract with the UAW expires. Thus, as procedure requires an independent arbitrator will be managing the dispute. David Grissom, a...
Ford Prepares for Hearing on UAW Equality of Sacrifice Complaint
24 Aug 2011, 13:27 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Ford Motor Co. faces a new tensed situation given the fact that the UAW raised a complaint saying that salaried employees didn’t sacrifice as much as hourly workers, according to AutomotiveNew...
UAW President Bob King Calls Entry-Level Wages "Not Livable"
21 Aug 2011, 15:35 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / UAW’s president Bob King breaks the ice and cuts straight to the chase when negotiating with the Detroit Three for higher entry-levels wages and improvement of the parts suppliers' busine...
GM Leads Talks With the UAW Regarding Variable Payment
18 Aug 2011, 10:02 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / General Motors makes a step forward from other Detroit car manufacturers by beginning the talks regarding the key issue of flexible compensation with the UAW. Having less than a month left before th...
Tension Builds Up With UAW Over Unequal Pay
16 Aug 2011, 13:51 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Talks between UAW and manufacturers are not heading towards a favorable direction, given the fact that angry workers voted against any contract that doesn’t end the two-tier wage structure th...
UAW Sets Its Sights on Ford
23 Mar 2011, 06:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford has managed to survive 2009 without going into bankruptcy, as did the other tow major American car makers, GM and Chrysler. The car maker says its survival is owed to the One Ford strategy, a s...
UAW Mulling New Contract Strategy Next Week
16 Mar 2011, 17:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The United Auto Workers union will hold its bargaining convention in Detroit next week to draw up its strategy for negotiating a new contract with American automakers. President Bob King will lead t...
King's Toyota Picketing Begins in Cali, NY
13 Jul 2010, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The call for picketing Toyota dealerships in the US made by the new United Auto Workers (UAW) president, Bob King, turned reality this week, as the official announced members and retirees of this or...