UAW STRIKE AT AMERICAN AXLE Jamie LaReau and Philip Nussel Automotive News | May 9, 2008 – 4:33 pm EST   GM assistance to supplier was a practical decision   queryvar=”gm,assistance,to,supplier,was,a,practical,decision”; Troy Clarke   DETROIT — General Motors brass considered several options to help strike-bound supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. but decided [...]

Saturday, May 10, 2008 Choice hits Chrysler’s laid-off workers Sterling Hts. employees among first under UAW pact told to take out-of-state offers or risk losing jobs. Eric Morath / The Detroit News Hundreds of laid-off Chrysler LLC workers in Sterling Heights are facing the reality of the landmark UAW contract they agreed to last fall [...]

Saturday, May 10, 2008 Gas hits $4 and a new state high State average climbs to $3.80, but should fall if motorists drive less. Jennifer Youssef / The Detroit News The prediction that a gallon of regular gas in Michigan would hit $4 a gallon sometime this summer was proved wrong Friday. Because $4 gas [...]