July 17th, 2008 at 6:18 am
Auto news in brief: Strike at Johnson Controls
Auto news in brief: Strike at Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls strike
Johnson Controls Inc. workers at a plant in Tennessee that supplies seats and consoles for General Motors Corp.’s Chevrolet Traverse began striking Wednesday.
About 170 workers walked out at the Johnson Controls factory in Columbia, said Vicki Hale, a spokeswoman at UAW Local 1853. The local said on its Web site that workers were protesting because Johnson Controls hasn’t recognized their requests to allow the UAW to represent them in labor talks.
GM said in January it would start making the Traverse, which blends car and sport-utility vehicle traits, in the second half of this year.
