by Justin | Jul 21, 2020 | Auto News, FCA
Several Toledo Jeep workers are suing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the UAW, and others, alleging they conspired to keep wages, benefits, and seniority from the plaintiffs. The civil RICO lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...
by Justin | Jul 21, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, Ford, UAW Local 862
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Nine more employees at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a memo sent to United Auto Workers Union employees. To date, more than 20 employees at the plant have tested positive...
by Justin | Jul 15, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, FCA, UAW Local 12
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Some workers at the Toledo Assembly Complex are are expressing concerns about their safety because of the COVID-19 crisis. The assembly lines were idled in March because of the pandemic, but workers have been back on the job since mid-May....
by Justin | Jul 14, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 2209, UAW Local 276, UAW Local 598
General Motors Co. has a virus-induced problem with absenteeism at its vital truck plants just when it needs every single body it can get on the assembly line. GM is working feverishly to replenish supplies of the in-demand pickups and full-sized SUVs after idling its...
by Justin | Jul 3, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 2250, UAW Local 276
The UAW is on heightened alert as cases of coronavirus escalate at two of General Motors’ key plants that local union leaders have already pressed the automaker to close for health reasons. The plants are Arlington Assembly in Texas and Wentzville Assembly in...
by Justin | Jun 30, 2020 | Auto News, Ford, Social Issues, UAW Local 1219, Uncategorized
Workers organized two protests at Ford Motor Co.’s engine plant in Lima, Ohio, on June 19. One was a picket at shift change made up primarily of Black workers, objecting both to blatant racial insults and to a hierarchy that they allege keeps Black employees...
