Thursday, May 29, 2008 GM, UAW forge Lordstown local pact Associated Press LORDSTOWN — The United Auto Workers says it has agreed on a local contract with management at General Motors’ Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant. The plant makes small cars for Chevrolet and Pontiac about 40 miles southeast of Cleveland. UAW Local 1112 in Lordstown [...]

  GM: 19,000 hourly workers have taken buyouts UAW agrees to new contract in Lordstown, Ohio queryvar=”gm:,19,000,hourly,workers,have,taken,buyouts”; Craig Trudell Automotive News | May 29, 2008 – 2:17 pm EST     DETROIT — General Motors said today that about 19,000 hourly employees have taken the latest round of buyouts this year. Most will leave the [...]

Thursday, May 29, 2008 New Ford cuts jolt workers Report that up to 12% of carmaker’s salaried staff may be involuntarily laid off follows bonus payouts. Bryce G. Hoffman and Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News News that Ford Motor Co. is planning to lay off as much as 12 percent of its U.S. salaried [...]

Thursday, May 29, 2008 Source: GM plans more restructuring measures Tom Krisher / Associated Press DETROIT — General Motors Corp.’s top managers are working on additional restructuring measures to deal with a declining U.S. auto market and an accelerated shift from trucks to more fuel efficient vehicles, a person familiar with the plan told The [...]