A Shift in Union Relations
October 27, 2009
Feature: One of the biggest measures of how much has really changed between the old and the new General Motors will be its relationship with the United Auto Workers union, former employees say.
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GM Replacing Traditional Health Plan for Some ...
October 22, 2009
News: General Motors Co. will replace its traditional health care plan for salaried retirees younger than 65 with a consumer-driven health plan linked to health savings accounts effective January 1, 2010.
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United Auto Workers' Voluntary Employee Beneficiar ...
October 20, 2009
News: The new VEBA will not officially open for business until January 1, but the association--with more than $37 billion in assets--has a chief investment officer and is looking for managing directors to oversee equity, fixed income and risk man
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Source Says Ford-UAW Deal Would Cut Labor Costs for ...
October 13, 2009
News: In return for the commitments to US factories and brining parts work back in-house, the UAW agreed to factory work rule changes and reductions of ...
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Ford Cranks Up Overtime to Meet Cash for Clunkers ...
August 13, 2009
News: The automaker is increasing production of the Ford Focus after strong Cash for Clunkers sales put the compact in short supply.
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Ford's UAW Workforce Down to 47,000 After Latest ...
July 24, 2009
News: The departures, scheduled to be completed 'in the next few weeks,' take the number of active UAW employees down from 95,000 in 2003.
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Bankrupt Visteon Delays Plans to Award $80 ...
July 16, 2009
News: Several key players in the bankruptcy case, including Ford Motor Co. and GM, oppose the bonus plans. A company official says Visteon will 'work with all our constituents and address as many concerns as we can.'
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GM Retirees Who Lost Health Care Benefits in ...
July 14, 2009
News: The new General Motors emerged from bankruptcy with a leaner workforce and less debt, in part because the Treasury Department ruled that the automaker will not have to pay for the health care of thousands of retirees. Now some of those ...
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GM in Bankruptcy, With Thousands to Lose Jobs; US ...
June 1, 2009
News: The Obama administration took General Motors into Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, June 1, and moved quickly get the carmaker out. Thousands of autoworkers will lose jobs.
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General Motors' Workforce Faces Big Cuts at an ...
June 1, 2009
News: Some retiree benefit obligations to be reduced by roughly two-thirds; hourly staff will hit 38,000 by 2011; salaried workforce to be trimmed to 23,000; and the number of dealers will drop to 3,600.
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