Jonah Furman: The week in US unions, January 15-22, 2022

by Justin | Jan 24, 2022 | Autoworkers, General Motors, Jonah Furman, UAW Local 2164, Who Gets the Bird

Workers who make the Corvette for GM in Bowling Green, KY are also on the strike path, but nothing immediate, as they’re under the national GM agreement in addition to their local negotiations. Read the article here.

GM and local UAW at odds over contract at plant that makes the Corvette

by Justin | Jan 21, 2022 | Autoworkers, Detroit Free Press, General Motors, UAW Local 2164

The 1,300 hourly workers at the plant, located about an hour north of Nashville, have been without a local union contract for two years.But they recently rejected the plant management’s latest offer because of outstanding demands that local union leaders say...

Corvette Assembly Line Workers Are Ready To Strike As Their Jobs Keep Getting Outsourced

by Justin | Jan 19, 2022 | General Motors, Jalopnik, UAW Local 2164

According to the Bowling Green Daily News, 98 percent of the factory’s production workers and 97 percent of its skilled trades workers voted against GM’s most recent proposal for failing to meet the union’s demands. The big issue is GM’s reliance on outsourcing a...

Corvette plant workers at UAW Local 2164 reject local contract

by Justin | Jan 18, 2022 | Autoworkers, Bowling Green Daily News, General Motors, UAW Local 2164

The Chevrolet Corvette plant workers who make up Local 2164 sent an unmistakable message about the local contract last week, when 98% of the plant’s production workers and 97% of its skilled trades workers voted to reject an offer from plant management that didn’t...

Corvette C8 Plant Workers (UAW Local 2164) Prepare To Go On Strike

by Justin | Jan 18, 2022 | Autoworkers, General Motors, UAW Local 2164

With 2023 Model Year production of the Bowling Green-assembled Corvette set to commence mid-year, Chevrolet is hoping to supply as many C8s to eager customers as possible, following setbacks caused by a tornado that tore through the factory and destroyed a great...

GM to bring workers back to Corvette plant in Kentucky after tornado strike

by Justin | Dec 17, 2021 | Autoworkers, Detroit Free Press, General Motors, UAW Local 2164

General Motors will restart operations at its Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky on Monday. GM had idled the plant, where it builds the popular sports car, after a violent tornado swept through Kentucky early Saturday morning, damaging the facility. The tornado...