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  • February 2008

    • Auto Worker Powerhouse Doug Fraser Dead at 91

      Detroit Free Press  |  Feb 25, 08 2:47 AM CST

      Auto Worker Powerhouse Doug Fraser Dead at 91

      (Newser) - Former United Auto Workers president Doug Fraser, who played a vital role in saving Chrysler from bankruptcy, died yesterday at age 91. The cause of death was unknown, but Fraser had been suffering from emphysema, the Detroit Free Press reports. As UAW president during the ’70s and ’80s, Fraser helped win comprehensive health care and improved working conditions. More »

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      obituary  • auto industry  • Detroit  • Chrysler  • United Auto Workers  • labor unions  • unions  • Ron Gettelfinger

  • October 2007

    • UAW Ratifies Chrysler Contract

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 27, 07 11:07 AM CDT

      UAW Ratifies Chrysler Contract

      (Newser) - The UAW said today that its employees had approved a four-year contract with Chrysler by the thinnest of margins, the Wall Street Journal reports. The union said 56% of production workers and 51% of skilled trade workers voted in favor of the deal, despite significant dissent among workers. The UAW will now concentrate on nailing down a deal with Ford. More »

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      Chrysler  • United Auto Workers  • Ron Gettelfinger

    • UAW Shifts to Hard-Up Ford

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 26, 07 4:30 AM CDT

      UAW Shifts to Hard-Up Ford

      (Newser) - With the United Auto Workers close to ratifying their contract with Chrysler, the union is shifting focus to hammering out a deal with Ford. Negotiations with Ford may prove the toughest of all because Ford is the domestic car maker most in need of cuts, reports the Wall Street Journal . Ford posted a net loss of $12.6 billion in 2006. More »

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      General Motors  • Ford  • Chrysler  • United Auto Workers  • retirees  • contract negotiations  • Ron Gettelfinger

    • OK on Chrysler Pact ThisClose

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 25, 07 3:38 AM CDT

      OK on Chrysler Pact ThisClose

      (Newser) - Auto workers at four Chrysler plants voted by significant margins to approve a new labor contract yesterday, increasing the likelihood of final ratification by the company's 45,000 workers, despite rejection at several plants. The last vote, at a small-car plant in Illinois that employs 3,000 workers, is scheduled for tomorrow. More »

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      General Motors  • Ford  • Chrysler  • United Auto Workers  • Ron Gettelfinger

    • Struggle to Ratify Chrysler Deal

      Detroit Free Press  |  Oct 16, 07 3:05 AM CDT

      Struggle to Ratify Chrysler Deal

      (Newser) - The proposed contract between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers has caused some division within the union and may not be ratified as quickly  as the deal with General  Motors, reports the Detroit Free Press . The council of local leaders who voted to approve it yesterday in Detroit were not not unanimous; some are unhappy that the it lacks some of the job security provisions of the GM deal. More »

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      General Motors  • Detroit  • Chrysler  • United Auto Workers  • Cerberus Capital Management  • Ron Gettelfinger

  • September 2007

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