Monday, May 12, 2008
Union slams Axle plans
UAW negotiator calls proposed wage rollbacks, plant closures too drastic; supplier defends offer.
Eric Morath / The Detroit News
DETROIT — American Axle’s demands for deep wage cuts and plans to close all but two of its striking plants are too drastic for the United Auto Workers to accept, according to [...]

Monday, May 12, 2008
UAW strikes sting GM dealers
They feel pinch over parts shortage, lack of diverse inventory as clients wait indefinitely for custom cars.
Sharon Terlep / The Detroit News
The choice was painful but the mechanics at Roth Chevrolet saw no other option.
They needed rear axle parts to repair a customer’s Chevy Suburban SUV. But General [...]