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Chrysler Versus Tesla (5/24/13)
… But according to news reports when Christ repay the loan and may have 2011. It was still an American company majority owned by UAW health care trust. It was later in July when Fiat took a majority stake in Chrysler. One side Chrysler repay loans guaranteed …
may have 2011. It was still an American company majority owned by UAW health care trust. It was later in July when Fiat took a majority stake in Chrysler. One side -- Chrysler repay loans -
UAW study chides Nissan for tax breaks at Miss. plant
… NASHVILLE -- A research study commissioned by UAW labor organizers claims that Nissan Motor ..... public airing of Nissan's business by UAW organizers attempting to recruit the plant ..... the United States. In recent months, the UAW has enlisted college students, church leaders …
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Fiat says headquarters shift to U.S. is not on agenda
… the listing and headquarters can be finalized, Fiat first has to buy the remaining 41.5 percent Chrysler staked owned by the UAW retiree health-care fund. The two sides are disputing in court the price for a portion of the shares Fiat is seeking to buy …
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How GM and Nissan avoided a UAW thorn
… the city's name might as well be pronounced "No-es-un- UAW -issue." The Detroit 3 are prohibited by UAW agreement from sourcing vehicles in the United States from non- UAW factories. Nissan is a powerhouse of nonunion automaking in the …
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Fiat mulls U.S. headquarters after Chrysler merger, report says
… listing and headquarters can be finalized, Fiat first has to buy the remaining 41.5 percent Chrysler staked owned by the United Auto Workers retiree health-care fund. The two sides are disputing in court the price for a portion of the shares Fiat is seeking …
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Fiat mulls U.S. headquarters after Chrysler merger, report says
… listing and headquarters can be finalized, Fiat first has to buy the remaining 41.5 percent Chrysler staked owned by the United Auto Workers retiree health-care fund. The two sides are disputing in court the price for a portion of the shares Fiat is seeking …
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NLRB likely to certify UAW to represent Flex-N-Gate workers at Texas plant
… Board likely will issue a certification today confirming the UAW as bargaining representative for hourly workers at a Flex-N ..... decision they make," the company said in a statement. The UAW 's organizing drive at the plant has had difficulties. Workers …
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Flex-N-Gate workers at Texas plant vote to join UAW
… plant in Arlington, Texas, voted last week to join the UAW . The bumper supplier, which has more than 12,000 employees ..... sites worldwide, has been a high-profile target of the UAW . UAW members at Flex-N-Gate plants in Warren, Mich., and …
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Flex-N-Gate workers in Texas vote to join UAW
… in Arlington, Texas, voted to join the UAW on Wednesday. Of the 73 employees eligible ..... good day for the workers at this plant," UAW President Bob King said in a statement today ..... workers at this facility believe joining the UAW is the right choice." If the company doesn …
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Ford to add 2,000 jobs, raise F-150 capacity at Kansas City plant
… way to hitting its goal of adding 12,000 hourly jobs in the United States by 2015 as outlined in its 2011 contract with the UAW . The investment is part of $16 billion Ford is investing in U.S. product development and manufacturing operations, including …
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Chrysler's outlook raised to positive from stable by SandP
… SandP rating of BB- is three levels below investment grade. Fiat owns 58.5 percent of Chrysler, with the rest owned by a UAW retiree healthcare trust, which is a voluntary employees beneficiary association, or VEBA. Fiat is attempting to buy VEBA …
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Opel rejects new vote for Bochum workers on plant's restructuring
… another vote on a restructuring deal at the automaker's embattled plant in Bochum, Germany. The head of the United Auto Workers union , Bob King, had suggested in a Reuters interview on Tuesday that Bochum staff should vote again to accept the …
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Fiat may have to pay union trust fund more for Chrysler shares, judge suggests
… Chrysler Group shares being bought from the UAW 's retiree health-care trust, a judge ..... the 54,154 Chrysler units, which the UAW trust, sometimes called VEBA, contends ..... the case. Fiat North America LLC sued the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, a Chrysler …
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Fiat may have to pay UAW trust fund more for Chrysler shares, judge suggests
… Chrysler Group shares being bought from the UAW 's retiree health-care trust, a judge ..... the 54,154 Chrysler units, which the UAW trust, sometimes called VEBA, contends ..... the case. Fiat North America LLC sued the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, a Chrysler …
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Fiat weighs New York listing following merger with Chrysler, report says
… Before the listing decision can be finalized, Fiat first has to buy the remaining 41.5 stake owned in Chrysler from United Auto Workers retiree health-care fund, or VEBA. The two sides are in court disputing the price for part of the shares that Fiat …
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UAW's King prods Opel workers to revote, keep German plant open
DETROIT (Reuters) -- The head of the UAW suggested German hourly workers at a General ..... previously rejected in order to keep their jobs. UAW President Bob King, who is a member of ..... struggling European economy improves. The UAW took a similar approach at GM's Spring …
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U.S. union leader prods Opel workers to keep German plant open
… of the U.S.-based United Auto Workers union , said. Hourly employees ..... economy improves. The UAW took a similar approach ..... Metall as part of the UAW 's efforts to organize ..... automakers is critical to the UAW 's future success …
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Fiat close to securing financing for Chrysler buyout, report says
… which are expected to conclude next month, on financing to buy the 41.5 percent of Chrysler which is held by VEBA, the UAW 's retiree healthcare trust, the sources said. Fiat is looking to raise roughly 3 billion euros ($4 billion) in new financing …
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Fiat close to securing financing for Chrysler buyout, report says
… which are expected to conclude next month, on financing to buy the 41.5 percent of Chrysler which is held by VEBA, the UAW 's retiree healthcare trust, the sources said. Fiat is looking to raise roughly 3 billion euros ($4 billion) in new financing …
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Transplants keep rolling in N. America
… shift crews. Four Chrysler group plants are running three shifts, and five are on two shifts. A Ford spokesman said its 2011 UAW contract agreement included a commitment to "add 12,000 hourly jobs in its U.S. manufacturing facilities by 2015, which …
