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UAW forming Alabama local aimed at Mercedes plant
2014-10-04 03:34:14| Automakers - Topix.net
The United Auto Workers union said Friday it is forming a local aimed at representing the Mercedes plant in Alabama in a move mirroring its efforts with fellow German automaker Volkswagen in Tennessee. UAW President Dennis Williams was joined by top labor officials at Mercedes parent Daimler AG and the German union IG Metall to announce the new effort to organize the plant, which is the company's only factory worldwide without labor representation.
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UAW, 2 German labor groups join forces in bid to organize VW Tenn. plant
2014-09-30 00:31:21| Automakers - Topix.net
The UAW and two top German labor groups have signed a letter of intent to jointly organize the Volkswagen AG assembly plant in Chattanooga, a top UAW official said today. The latest move may be a step toward the UAW gaining bargaining rights to represent the hourly workers at VW's only U.S. plant, according to the letter, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters.
Mercedes labor chief seeks UAW foothold in Alabama
2014-09-24 03:56:20| Automakers - Topix.net
The head labor official on Daimler AG's supervisory board says he considers it "unacceptable" that the German automaker's Mercedes plant in Alabama stands alone among the company's factories around the world without union representation for its workers. Michael Brecht, who took over as head of Daimler's works councils and as deputy chairman of the board in April, said in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that he supports the United Auto Workers' efforts to gain recognition at the plant located near Tuscaloosa.
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UAW workers to vote on proposed Lear Corp contract
2014-09-21 21:26:11| Automakers - Topix.net
Workers at a northwestern Indiana Lear Corp. plant that makes automotive seats are preparing to vote on a tentative agreement that ended a one-day strike. United Auto Workers spokesman Sam Knowles says about 760 union members will begin voting Sunday afternoon on the tentative contract.
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UAW deal with Lear would shed two-tier wages at Ind. plant
2014-09-16 05:33:16| Automakers - Topix.net
The agreement that ended a one-day strike at a Lear Corp. seat plant supplying Ford Motor Co. in Chicago would get rid of a wage structure that pays new-hires less than their veteran colleagues, a union official said.
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