“The UAW could have just folded up and gone away after losing that first election” at Chattanooga, labor expert Harley Shaiken says. “They could have lost the second election and it would have been a...
A striking feature of this year’s talks was the union’s ability to win higher wages at a time when raises of any kind have been difficult to come by for most Americans, including those in relatively safe...
Art Wheaton of the Industrial Labor Relations School at Cornell University says the tentative contract likely reflects GM’s greater profitability than FCA US, whose UAW members ratified a new 4-year...
Union bargainers insist they have addressed key objections to contract, which was rejected by a 65%-35% margin earlier this month, by offering what it calls a “clear path” away from the unpopular 2-tier...
The rejection of the tentative contract with FCA by UAW rank-and-file may mean CEO Sergio Marchionne has lost his bid to set the pattern for Detroit automakers.
The tentative agreement reached last week allows for establishment of a market-based wage for employees engaged in subassembly work insourced from outside suppliers.
Some officials express concern the union is more focused on maintaining its strike fund than using it to push for real economic gains, and they are putting the executive board on notice. “We have expectations...
Chronically low capacity utilization, an aging, high-seniority workforce and an upcoming new contract left Mitsubishi with “a big cost bubble coming soon with little return,” says Justin West, former...
President Dennis Williams says the UAW will stick to its tradition of pattern bargaining, in which a contract negotiated with one automaker is adopted by the others. That company typically also is named a strike...
