Last Updated Monday June 28, 2010 12:05 PM

Auto Industry In The News

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United Automobile Workers - Latest News and Developments from the New York Times:
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Ford Motor Company - Latest News and Developments from the New York Times:
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General Motors - Latest News and Developments from the New York Times:
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Chrysler LLC - Latest News and Developments from the New York Times:
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GM Workers under Sub-Par Contract Vote Down further Wage Cuts
(From Labor Notes, added here 6.28.10) ..Click for more info..

UAW Chief - Organizing Non-Union Workers a Priority
(From AP, added here 6.28.10) ..Click for more info..

How the UAW Can Get its Horsepower Back
(From Time, added here 6.15.10) ..Click for more info..

One Year Since the GM Bankruptcy
(From WSWS, added here 6.04.10) ..Click for more info..

UAW Membership Continues to Plummet
(From WSWS, added here 6.04.10) ..Click for more info..

UAW Expects to Claw Back Some Concessions From Big Three
(From Wall Street Journal, added here 6.01.10) ..Click for more info..

Tesla, Toyota to Open Electric Car Plant in California
(From Huffington Post, added here 5.25.10) ..Click for more info..

Rank and File Anger Toward UAW Leadership Erupts at California Meeting:
(From WSWS, added here 2.6.10) ..Click for more info..

Asbestos Rains Down on Chilly Delphi Workers, But UAW's in a Deep Freeze:
(From Labor Notes, added here 2.6.10) ..Click for more info..

UAW Installs Bob King as New President:
(From WSWS, added here 1.1.10) ..Click for more info.. 

Buffalo Toyota Plant to allow Union Literature:
(From The Register-Herald, added here 1.1.10) ..Click for more info.. 

Ford Offers Buyout to All UAW Workers:
(From Reuters, added here 12.21.09) ..Click for more info.. 

More Ford Workers Voting 'NO' to More Concessions
(From Labor Notes, added here 10.30.09) ..Click for more info..

GM to Take "Mark of Excellece" Logo Off Vehicles
(From NPR, added here 8.26.09) ..Click for more info..

Don't Get Scammed By Dealers on "Cash for Clunkers" and Pay Twice
(From Public Citizen, added here 8.22.09) ..Click for more info..

A Primer on the G.M. Bankruptcy
(From New York Times, added here 6.02.09) ..Click for more info..

UAW Sets the Record Straight on Sacrifices Made By Active and Retired Autoworkers
(From UAW, added here 6.02.09) ..Click for more info..

"Shuttin' Detroit Down'' by John Rich. A powerful music video.
(From John Rich, added here 5.20.09) ..Click for more info..

Liza Jordan on the many industries dependant on automakers, a must watch clip.
(From MSNBC, added here 5.15.09) ..Click for more info..

G.M. Says Chrysler-Like Sale Most Likely Form of Bankruptcy:
(From New York Times, added here 5.15.09) ..Click for more info..

Sen., Union Members Discuss Chrysler Jobs in Ohio:
(From Forbes.com, added here 5.11.09) ..Click for more info..

G.M.’s Latest Plan Hinges on Debt Exchange:
(From New York Times, added here 4.27.09) ..Click for more info..

UAW Reaches Settlement Agreement with Chrysler, Fiat and U.S. Government:
(From UAW, added here 4.27.09) ..Click for more info.

Tell the President: Stand up for Workers!
(From UAW, added here 4.27.09) ..Click for more info..

Geithner, Summers To Head Obama's Auto Recovery Panel:
(From Huffington Post, added here 2.16.09) ..Click for more info.. 

GM Cutting 3,400 US Jobs:
(From MSNBC, added here 2.15.09) ..Click for more info.. 

UAW Walks Away From GM Concession Talks:
(From Associated Press, added here 2.15.09) ..Click for more info..

GM Cutting 10,000 Jobs Worldwide:
(From The Boston Globe, added here 2.14.09) ..Click for more info.. 

UAW Members Don't Love Sen. Corker:
(From AFL-CIO, added here 2.14.09)..Click for more info..

The Late, Great UAW:
(From CounterPunch, added here 2.04.09)..Click for more info..    

Auto Bailout for Who?
(From The Real News Network, added here 2.04.09)..Click for more info..

UAW, Dems Clash on US Rep:
(From The Detroit News, added here 2.04.09)..Click for more info..

Autoworker Unions: Villains or Victims? (point/counterpoint)
(From The Los Angeles Times, added here 1.30.09)..Click for more info.. 

Contract Snag with UAW Delays Mack Move, Official Says:
(From The Morning Call, added here 1.13.09) ..Click for more info..     

U.S. Car workers Protest Against Wage Cuts at Glitzy Launch:
(From The Guradian, added here 1.13.09) ..Click for more info..     

As Condition of Loan, UAW Can't Strike Against GM:
(From Detroit Free Press, added here 1.09.09) ..Click for more info..

FEDERAL PAY RAISES:Pay hikes show what Congress thinks of American workers:
(From Livingston Daily, added here 1.06.09)..Click for more info..

UAW's Power Sapped by Loan Deal:
(From Honolulu Advertiser, added here 12.21.08) ..Click for more info..

CNN's Wolf Blitzer Interviews UAW President Ron Gettelfinger (VIDEO):
(From CNN, added here 12.21.08) ..Click for more info..

Save Auto Jobs - UAW Talking Points:
(From United Auto Workers, added here 12.21.08) ..Click for more info..

Double Standard: Critics of Big Three Loan Subsidize Foreign Competitors:
(From AFL-CIO, added here 12.15.08) ..Click for more info..

Workers Not Root of Auto Woes:
(From The Times Union, added here 12.10.08) ..Click for more info..

UAW / Industry Links and Articles

10 Reasons to Support the U.S. Auto Industry:
(From AFL-CIO, added here 12.10.08) ..Click for more info..

In Case You Thought Senate Republicans' Opposition to the Big Three Bridge Loan Had Anything to Do With Fixing the Big Three:
(From Change to Win, added here 12.15.08) ..Click for more info..

UAW News from the New York Times:
(From New York Times, added here 12.21.08) ..Click for more info..

Figure Skews Debate of a Bailout for Detroit:
(From New York Times, added here 12.21.08) ..Click for more info..

Debunking the Myth of the $70-Per-Hour Autoworker:
(From United Auto Workers, added here 12.21.08) ..Click for more info..

UAW News from the Detroit Free Press:
(From the Detroit Free Press, added here 12.21.08) ..Click for more info..

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