Sunday, Mar. 01, 2009
The UAW Fights Image as the Villain of Detroit
By Bill Saporito
 
It is particularly galling to the United Autoworkers that, in addition to? numerous rounds of layoffs and givebacks dating back two decades, the union? is being cast as the enemy in the U.S. auto industry’s fight to survive. ?"Our contracts with Chrysler, [...]

March 1, 2009

Questions arise from GM’s use of pension for buyouts, VEBA trust

BY TIM HIGGINS
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
Details are emerging about how General Motors Corp.’s U.S. pension funds went from a $20-billion surplus at the end of 2007 to a $12.4-billion deficit 12 months later.
Newly released numbers show that the funds, which help support [...]