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Virgil "Virg" Bernero is the mayor of Lansing, Michigan and he's a little hot under the collar from the bad wrap that the UAW workers are receiving and lays it all out for Fox News. More »
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While congress made a huge stink about auto execs and their private jets, they didn’t do their research on the UAW’s $6.4 million golf course retreat in Michigan. More »
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Automotive News reports UAW Local 2448 is planning to keep a recent strike vote secret until its contract with Mitsubishi passes the negotiation deadline of August 28th. The Normal, IL facility that employs the Local 2448 workers currently produces the dozen or so Endeavours, Eclipses, and Galants Mitsu tries to sell here every year. The union's secrecy strikes us as bizarre, considering the UAW's traditional approach to negotiation is boisterous grandstanding followed by explanations of "tough times" when it can't deliver the beef. Maybe there's something unnatural in the water in Normal. [Auto News (Sub. Req.)] More »
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