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Jobs Get Surprise October Bump

Good news is new reason for Fed to hold interest rates

(Newser) - Job growth in October was unexpectedly robust, with the addition of 166,000 jobs doubling projections and easing recession fears. Analysts had predicted an increase of only 85,000 jobs; one economist said the surprise figure “will increase the Fed's conviction that it should keep rates unchanged” for months... More »

Chrysler to Lay Off 12,000

Company will cut jobs, vehicles to adjust to failing auto market

(Newser) - Chrysler today announced plans to cut up to 12,100 jobs, about 14% of its workforce, on top of the 13,000 layoffs announced in February. With the US auto market tumbling—sales are on pace for their worst year since 1998—Chrysler’s new owners, private equity firm Cerberus... More »

UAW Ratifies Chrysler Contract

Workers approve deal by narrow majority

(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... More »

UAW Shifts to Hard-Up Ford

As Chrysler ratification nears, toughest talks yet to come

(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.... More »

OK on Chrysler Pact ThisClose

Workers at four plants vote yes, tipping the scales

(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... More »

More UAW Locals Nix Chrysler Deal

Four Indiana plants join six others in voting down proposed contract

(Newser) - UAW workers at four Chrysler plants in Indiana last night rejected the embattled contract negotiated by their leaders with the automaker, adding to the six defeats by rank-and-file voters over the weekend. Some smaller locals have approved the contract, says anti-contract organizer Bill Parker, but the larger ones are rejecting... More »

Chrysler Deal Faces More Rejections

After 6 locals vote down proposed contract, UAW steps up lobbying

(Newser) - UAW members at three auto plants rejected the proposed pact between Chrysler and their union this weekend, bringing to six the number of locals who have voted down the deal, the Wall Street Journal reports.  In a last-ditch effort to salvage the agreement, union leaders are focusing lobbying efforts... More »

Rocky Road for Chrysler Deal

3 UAW locals vote down offer that would 'lower our standard of living'

(Newser) - Three UAW locals voted against the new Chrysler deal yesterday, stirring fears that the agreement may be scuttled. Two plants voted against it by 53%, and a third, in Missouri, by 66% among skilled trades and 79% among assembly line workers. They slammed a proposed 2-level pay structure and new... More »

Struggle to Ratify Chrysler Deal

Some local UAW leaders unhappy with new contract

(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... More »

UAW Wins Some, May Lose Some in Chrysler Deal

Union hopes for a similar deal with Ford

(Newser) - Chrysler's UAW deal came about largely as a result of the company's late concession to preserve 3,100 UAW jobs at its Mopar parts arm and a transport operation. But even as the union trumpets those victories, more union concessions—allowing Chrysler to cut costs—will probably come to light... More »

Strike Over After Chrysler, UAW Reach Deal

Tentative contract, said to follow model set by GM pact, brings peace

(Newser) - Chrysler and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract this afternoon, the Wall Street Journal reports, just hours after UAW members walked off the job at Chrysler plants. The agreement is said to follow the pattern set by last month's General Motors pact, which... More »

Chrysler Workers Walk Out

Second strike in two weeks for UAW, as talks with new owners miss deadline

(Newser) - United Auto Workers told its 49,000 Chrysler employees to walk off the job at 11 this morning after 24 hours of continuous negotiations failed to yield a contract. The action marks the second UAW strike against an automaker in 20 days. An expert estimated Chrysler will lose production on... More »

Chrysler to Cut Non-Union Jobs

Automaker slashes non-unionized jobs to avoid GM's fate

(Newser) - With Chrysler deep in talks on a new contact with the UAW—the clock is ticking on a strike deadline tomorrow morning—sources tell the Detroit Free Press that cuts to non-union employees are in the works. Loss of about 1,600 salaried and contract jobs is expected, on top... More »

UAW Sets Chrysler Strike Deadline

Union names Wednesday deadline as Chrysler talks intensify, may near deal

(Newser) - The United Auto Workers turned up the heat on Chrysler over the weekend, threatening to  strike if contract talks are not settled by Wednesday. The deadline may mean a deal is close and the UAW wants to push for a resolution of last issues, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

Auto Workers Face Off With Chrysler Next

Union turns to No. 3 automaker to extend terms of GM contract

(Newser) - The United Auto Workers have decided to sit down with Chrysler next, hoping to extend the terms of the contract negotiated with GM last month, Bloomberg reports. At Chrysler, the UAW will be dealing with a CEO who's been on the job just two months—Robert Nardelli, former chief of... More »

Historic Deal in Sight for GM and UAW

Agreement reached on shifting health costs to union-run trust

(Newser) - After bogging down for several days, talks between General Motors and the UAW got back on track yesterday as automaker and union reps closed in on a historic agreement to shift health-care costs to a union-controlled trust, the Wall Street Journal reports. The two sides are said to have a... More »

GM, UAW Still at the Table

Deal unlikely to be reached today

(Newser) - GM is back at the bargaining table with UAW reps today, but  agreement on the billion-dollar issues is not imminent, the AP reports. The UAW is said to be seeking job guarantees at US plants in exchange for agreeing to take over union members' health care liabilities via a trust... More »

GM, UAW Talk Past Deadline

Contracts renewed on hourly basis

(Newser) - The United Auto Workers and General Motors talked four hours past their midnight deadline for contract negotiations before agreeing to resume bargaining later today. They extended talks on an "hour-to-hour" basis on a deal that would include a union-controlled trust to assume GM's $50-billion liability for retiree health care.... More »

UAW Targets GM on Contract

Car giant chosen as lead company in crucial talks

(Newser) - The United Auto Workers have chosen General Motors to be the lead company in negotiations on contracts set to expire tonight, adding pressure to strike a deal the UAW will then try to impose on Ford and Chrysler. The union chose GM because it's in the best financial shape of... More »

Chrysler Pilfers Toyota's Top US Executive

Firm's highest-ranking non-Japanese ever jumps ship

(Newser) - Toyota North America's president will become the new co-president and vice chairman of Chrysler, the Detroit Free Press reports. Jim Press, the highest-ranking non-Japanese exec in Toyota's history, brings a reputation as a talented manager to Chrysler, which is in the process of transforming into a private company after being... More »

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