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Mercedes joins growing list of UAW organizing targets
… had 382,513 members at the end of 2012, according to the union's annual regulatory filing Thursday with the U.S. Labor Department . That is flat from 2011 and low by historic standards for a union that had 701,818 members as recently as 2001 and more …
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Goodbye, Spark Plugs? (4/4/13)
… that fell for the fifth straight year in 2012. That's according to the union's annual financial filings with the US Labor Department 's. In 2012 the union reported assets of just over one billion dollars down 4%. Spending on political activities in …
2012. That's according to the union's annual financial filings with the US Labor Department's . In 2012 the union reported assets of just over one billion dollars down 4%. Spending on political activities in lobbying however nearly
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UAW assets fell in U.S. last year amid growth push
… activities and lobbying nearly quadrupled from the previous year, the union's annual financial filing with the U.S. Labor Department shows. In 2012, the union reported assets of just over $1 billion, down 4 percent from the previous year, according …
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UAW membership nudges upward for 3rd straight year
… had 382,513 members at the end of 2012, according to the union's annual regulatory filing Thursday with the U.S. Labor Department . That is up 0.4 percent over 2011, but still low by historic standards for a union that had 701,818 members as recently …
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UAW bonuses approach records on rising Detroit 3 profits
… UAW membership fell to 380,719 at the end of 2011, from a peak of 1.5 million in 1979, according to the U.S. Labor Department . In 1989, when GM had net income of $4.22 billion, the automaker handed out profit-sharing checks of $50 to each …
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As auto parts empire falls, a money puzzle emerges
… of fraud and financial mismanagement from the U.S. Department of Labor . Hofmeister is under a civil and criminal investigation ..... court Last year got worse for Hofmeister, as the U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against Hofmeister and Revstone subsidiary …
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Michigan right-to-work law viewed as domino redefining Midwest states
… industry survive. That comes amid declining membership; UAW's ranks stood at 380,719 last year, according to a U.S. Labor Department March filing, down from a peak of 1.5 million members in 1979. The question is, will labor officials seek retribution …
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Relaxed lending, wider credit can propel U.S. car sales only so far, economists warn
… past 12 months, the least since records began in 1965, Labor Department figures show. The financing spigot opened as Federal Reserve ..... joined the labor force in search of a job, according to Labor Department data. The thawing of credit while wages stagnate is not …
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CEO Jacoby out at Volvo (10/19/12)
… eight and planning on letting. Up from a 26%. Shortfall in 2010. That's according to a financial filings with the US Department of Labor . A similar trust that Oprah sees that benefits for Ford Motor unionized retirees. Reported a 37%. Shortfall. Up from …
Shortfall in 2010. That's according to a financial filings with the US Department of Labor . A similar trust that Oprah sees that benefits for Ford Motor unionized retirees. Reported a 37%. Shortfall. Up from about 26%. Last -
GM, Ford retiree trusts' shortfalls worsened in 2011
… underfunded at the end of 2011, up from a 26 percent shortfall in 2010, according a financial filing with the U.S. Department of Labor this month. A similar trust that oversees benefits for Ford Motor Co. unionized retirees reported a 37 percent shortfall …
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Auto supplier misused $34.6 million in pension funds, U.S. alleges
… The U.S. Department of Labor earlier this ..... funds. The labor department , in an announcement ..... statement by the labor department . The labor department is suing to ..... statement. "The Department of Labor is committed …
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NADA opposes OT plan for service advisers
… long-standing policy, the U.S. Labor Department wants to make most dealership service ..... year the Obama administration's Labor Department changed the policy. In a notice published ..... President Obama late last year blocks the Labor Department from enforcing the policy change …
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In Washington, a classic debate over pay for dealership service advisers
… paychecks. Last year, the U.S. Labor Department decided it no longer wanted to exempt ..... from federal OT rules.) But the Labor Department , under the Obama administration ..... s legislative director, said the Labor Department 's directive undoes three decades …
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Dodge Dart production means boom times in Belvidere
… jobless benefits in the week ended July 7, the U.S. Labor Department said yesterday. National Picture The national jobless ..... 000 workers in June, the weakest growth in 10 months, Labor Department figures showed on July 6 in Washington. Weakness in the …
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Gasoline prices are falling -- where is the tipping point for car sales?
… unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2 percent from 8.1 percent in May after 69,000 jobs were added, according to the U.S. Labor Department . With slowing job growth, DeHaan said there are concerns of how healthy the economy really is. "If there are fewer …
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U.S. auto rebound boosts railroads
… wages. While payrolls climbed by 115,000 workers in April, the increase was the smallest in six months, according to Labor Department data released earlier this month. Average hourly earnings, at $23.38, were little changed from March, the jobs report …
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NAMAD seeks to turn vets into auto techs
… says Damon Lester, NAMAD's president. NAMAD is awaiting word on several grants it is seeking from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand the program at AYT. The grants would help ease a shortage of service …
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Next chief will expand NAMAD's agenda
… in electronics and electrical systems. NAMAD has applied for four grants totaling about $8 million from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand the program with special emphasis on military men and women returning …
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Dealers Tap iPad Craze (4/2/12)
… year. Its second consecutive annual gain. Membership rose one point 1%. To more than 380000. That's according to a Labor Department filing. Still Bloomberg reports the union is just a fourth of its in 1979. When they had one point five million members …
rose one point 1%. To more than 380000. That's according to a Labor Department filing. Still Bloomberg reports the union is just a fourth of its -- -- in 1979. When they had one point five -
Chrysler poised to lead U.S. auto sales gains as gas prices rise
… months, the best six-month job growth stretch since 2006, has sent unemployment to a three-year low, according to Labor Department figures. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index held near the highest level in a year in March as a growing …
