The United Autoworkers Union is struggling – and it is the first to admit it. With its membership dwindling after three decades of workforce cuts by Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, the union has pinned its future on organizing one of the transplants. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: Two UAW Officials Sentenced To Prison For Strike-related Extortion
Danny Douglas and Jay Campbell, have been sentenced to 18 months and 12 months plus one day, respectively, after being convicted of extortion. It seems the two former United Auto Workers officials agreed to end an 87-day strike at a GM plant in Pontiac, MI back in 1997 – but only after General Motors agreed to hire Campbell’s son and the son of another UAW official for high-paying jobs they were evidently not qualified for. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: Rattner Says Auto Task Force Should Have Pushed For More Cuts
The government’s Auto Task Force was given the difficult task of saving General Motors and Chrysler at a time when the credit markets were frozen and the economy was in chaos. The team ultimately got the job done by ushering the two iconic companies through extraordinarily short bankruptcies. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: UAW Will Find It Difficult To Unionize Hyundai Workers
Hyundai Motor’s vice chairman said it would be difficult for the UAW to unionize workers at the South Korean automaker’s plant in the United States. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: UAW – Hyundai Dealer Pickets About Korean Workers, Not U.S. Organizing
The UAW’s protest at U.S. Hyundai Motor Co. dealerships today is to show support for Korean workers, not to target the automaker’s U.S. employees for a membership drive. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
UAW Declares Chrysler Contract Ratified Despite Split Vote
The UAW said its executive board voted today to ratify a new labor contract with Chrysler despite divided support for the deal between skilled trades and production workers. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
