Specter Stabs Unions in the Back posted by Christopher Hayes on 03/24/2009 @ 1:54pm   var EmailArticleWindow; function email_article_popup (uri) { if (!uri) { uri = window.location; } var url = ‘/email/email.mhtml?bid=917&pid=420730&type=blog’; if ((EmailArticleWindow) && (EmailArticleWindow.closed != true)) { EmailArticleWindow.location.href = url; } else { EmailArticleWindow = window.open(url,’EmailArticleWindow’,”scrollbars=1,resizable=1,height=450,width=520″); } } A Democratic politician once said [...]

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Workers weigh pros, cons of latest buyout offer from ailing GM Robert Snell / The Detroit News The bankruptcy speculation surrounding General Motors Corp. is clouding the decision-making process of hourly workers who must decide today whether to accept early retirement and buyouts, or stick with a company that could be [...]

GM Canada says labor accord will save C$1 billion, close cost gap   queryvar=”gm,canada,says,labor,accord,will,save,c$1,billion,close,cost,gap”; Automotive News | March 24, 2009 – 12:15 am EST   TORONTO (Reuters) — General Motors of Canada will save nearly C$1 billion ($819.1 million) on future labor costs as a result of union concessions it won earlier in March, the [...]