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Joseph Szczesny

Joe covers labor and other industry issues for WardsAuto.

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State Department travel warning in effect for parts of Mexico City excludes Toluca region where FCA assembles Fiat 500s
Automakers Work to Ensure Employee Safety in Mexico
Jan 25, 2017
Violent crime has prompted the U.S. State Department to issue warnings to Americans traveling in Mexico. Detroit automakers have told employees to take even greater precautions on business trips to plants in places...
Local automaker BAICrsquos e150 electric vehicles fit Chinarsquos vision for industry
Experts Say China Advancing on All Automotive Fronts
Dec 06, 2016
Auto sales in China topped 24.5 million units in 2015 and will continue growing at a modest but steady clip in coming years, reaching more than 30 million annually in the next decade, panelists at the University of...
UAW president estimates more than onethird of rankandfile voted for Trump
UAW President Sees Potential Policy Ally in Trump
Nov 11, 2016
“NAFTA is a huge problem. I think his position on trade is right on,” Dennis Williams says of Republican Trump. “When I look at the amount of money that General Motors, Ford, Toyota and Nissan are...
New contract would make Oakville ON lead plant for Edge exports
Canadian Auto Workers Win Some, Lose Some With Ford
Nov 04, 2016
The Unifor union won commitments from Ford to invest C$700 million in its Canadian facilities, but the automaker didn’t budge from the 2-tier wage system also opposed by Unifor’s United Auto Workers...
Bremborsquos distinctive multicolored calipers on display in Escobedo Mexico
No Stopping Brembo as Brake Maker Sets Up in Mexico
Nov 03, 2016
The new plant will concentrate on producing aluminum calipers for vehicles built in Mexico by U.S. and European automakers. Brembo is negotiating to supply Asian automakers as well, plant manager Jose Miguel Leon...
Unifor seeks new work at Ford39s underused engine plant in Windsor ON
Ford Canada May Face Union Pushback Over 2-Tier Wage
Oct 11, 2016
There are signs union members at Ford – where more than 40% of the workers are new hires paid lower, second-tier wages – will make an issue of the 10-year grow-in period contained in the pattern agreement...
Teamsters members will continue hauling cars ndash for now
Car Haulers Reject Second Contract Offer
Sep 16, 2016
Kevin Moore, director of the Teamsters’ Carhaul Div. who also is president of Teamsters Local 299 in Detroit, says the union will evaluate all its options, including a strike, slowdown or other “job action...
New UAW members will build seats for Cadillac XT5 GMC Acadia
Magna Deal Gives UAW Second Victory in Southern U.S.
Aug 30, 2016
The Magna vote is the UAW’s second successful organizing drive in the Southern U.S., where a half-dozen other non-union plants have held the UAW at bay with tactics ranging from comparable pay to threats to move...
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