Flint Truck Assembly deal calls for four 10-hour day work weeks, changes in overtime
by David Harris | The Flint Journal
Sunday March 15, 2009, 6:01 PM
FLINT, Michigan – Workers at the Flint Truck Assembly Plant on Sunday got details of a new local contract hammered out between General Motors and the UAW, a deal that calls [...]
GM faces struggle in dropping dealers
State laws and contracts prove to be thorns in process of trimming outlets
BY TIM HIGGINS
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
A rural Alabama dealership is showing how difficult it could be for General Motors Corp. to follow through on its restructuring plan to reduce its sprawling network of more than 6,200 U.S. [...]
March 15, 2009
UAW members say geography complicates cuts in breaks
Why would UAW members at Ford consider voting against a proposed labor agreement because of a provision that would cut their break time from 48 minutes per 8-hour shift to 40 minutes?
Even though UAW workers ratified the changes to the labor agreement, they argued that the [...]
GM dealers balk at ordering new autos
Robert Snell / The Detroit News
General Motors Corp. dealers say vehicles are stacking up on their lots and they are reluctant to order more, especially with the future of the Hummer, Saturn and Saab brands, and additional government aid, in question.
The stance could harm GM’s ability to generate revenue [...]
U.S. autos task force to get counsel from bankruptcy lawyer
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Automotive News | March 13, 2009 – 5:00 pm EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) – – President Barack Obama’s auto task force has hired a bankruptcy lawyer to advise it on its options for rescuing General Motors, Chrysler LLC and parts suppliers.
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