During the bad old days of labor disputes and union misbehavior, auto workers would "accidentally" lose tools in car doors or parts behind the dashboard. Those days are over. That means workers now just legitimately lose stuff. Here's some examples.
Chrysler UAW Workers Swallow A Very Hard Pill
Despite Chrysler UAW members passing 2007 agreement modifications
Own A Piece Of American Labor History: Scab-Killing 1914 White Truck…
You often see a vehicle with an interesting history for sale, but usually you're dealing with something semi-boring like Bela Lugosi's accountant's '47 Plymouth, or maybe an '81 Pontiac that can be seen in the background of a 9-second shot in Breakin' II, Electric Boogaloo
Chrysler Group On the Crack Rock? Imperial On Track for Production
Cue the Fred Willard "Wha' happen'?" sample. Have Chrysler's problems engendered some sort of mass psychosis within the company's walls? Seems so, since they've decided to build the Imperial, which given the company's situation, seems like a case of throwing dumb after dumb, with an extra-large side of dumb garnished…
Get Yer Scab Jobs He-yar! Thousands Line Up For Delphi, GM Temp Gigs
Well, they really aren't "scab" jobs — but they really aren't union-protected jobs either. Despite the lack of protections, thousands are reportedly eagerly awaiting the day when they too can be one of the few, the proud...the replacement temps at GM and Delphi. Ah, the honor and privilege of busting yer butt 60 hours a …
The Phoenix: "No" Flight Or "Go" Flight?
Looks like DaimlerChrysler's new mystery "Phoenix" engine, the higher-power and more-efficient version of the now-old 3.8 liter, may have found a roosting spot — Trenton, MI. The Detroit News is reporting UAW Local 372 agreed on Sunday to a set of new work rules designed to allow the workers of the Trenton Engine plant…
Uh-Oh! Spaghetti O's! Union - Delphi Talks Break Down!
Everyone agrees, whether a follower of the GM Death Watch or not, is GM needs — desperately, at that — for Union negotiations with Delphi to be cordial and effective. Well — word coming from negotiations between the embattled supplier and the just-as-embattled IUE-CWA, Delphi's second largest union, are not so good.…
Bogus Contract-Buyout Story Circulates at GM Plants
Let's see. Who's stirring up trouble this time? A phony news article circulated at five GM plants this week claimed GM was likely to offer substantial buy-outs of its UAW contract. In the phony article titled "General Motors Likely to Offer Substantial Buy-Outs," which carried the byline of a News reporter falsly…
Delphi CEO Lobs Grenade at Union, Union Has no Comment
Delphi CEO "Steve" Miller whipped a union-busting hardball at the UAW's head — revising downward his offer to slash the pay and benefits of Delphi workers in exchange for the company's survival. Miller opened negotiations with the Union by cutting a prior starting-pay offer from $10-$12 to $9 along with significant cuts …
