November 1, 2009
http://detnews.com/article/20091101/AUTO01/911010321

Analysis: Rejection of Ford-UAW deal spells trouble for region, industry

BRYCE G. HOFFMAN
The Detroit News
Workers at Ford Motor Co. have overwhelmingly rejected an agreement negotiated between the company and the United Auto Workers last month, creating a new challenge for the Dearborn automaker and raising serious questions about the future of labor relations [...]

SH mayor works at plant
 

Spring Hill Mayor Michael Dinwiddie works at the General Motors Spring Hill Manufacturing plant. The mayor, who started work at the plant Monday, has been helping assemble the doors of the Chevrolet Traverse. Courtesy photo by Jack Cobb

Dinwiddie joins GM assembly
By CHRIS GRAHAM/ chrisgraham@c-dh.net
SPRING HILL — As a politician, Mayor [...]

November 1, 2009
 
Magna-Opel deal may proceed
BY MARK PHELAN
FREE PRESS COLUMNIST

General Motors’ board of directors may make a final decision Tuesday on what to do with the automaker’s Opel/Vauxhall business in Europe, but neither Opel/Vauxhall nor any of its potential owners is out of the woods yet.

The odds are that GM’s board will endorse selling 55% [...]

November 1, 2009

UAW accepts defeat of plan to change Ford deal
Workers say fatigue, skepticism led vote
BY BRENT SNAVELY
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER

Even with a few UAW locals left to vote today, UAW officials have concluded that there is no way that a proposal to modify its labor contract with Ford Motor Co. can pass.

On Friday, two [...]