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Back to the Drawing Board--Can a New Company ...       October 27, 2009
Feature: General Motors is betting that a new company culture--one emphasizing risk-taking and independent decision-making--can help reverse its fortunes. But the carmaker has been down the culture-change road many times before. (10/27/2009)
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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. (10/27/2009)
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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 ...       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 skilled-trades classifications to reduce Ford's labor costs.
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Canadian Auto Workers Ratifies New 3-Year ...       September 21, 2009
News: Canadian Auto Workers members today ratified by a wide margin a new contract agreement with CAMI, the joint venture between General Motors Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp.
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Employers Struggle With Communicating Benefits ...       September 1, 2009
Feature: Employees are aware of the economic downturn, but experts say companies still should tread carefully when deciding how to communicate changes that usually mean less money in employees' pockets. (9/1/2009)
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PBGC Takes Over Metaldyne Pension Plan       August 3, 2009
News: Assumption of the plan's unfunded liabilities will increase the PBGC's covered claims by $153 million, a sum that was not included in its fiscal year 2008 financial statements, the agency reported.
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Lobbying Groups, Companies Raise the Stakes in ...       July 30, 2009
News: The organizations specified in federal disclosure forms that they worked on issues and legislation related to health care or health care reform, though they did not disclose how much time has been spent on those matters.
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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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