As General Motors awaits ratification of a contract to resolve its longest labor strike since 1970, Ford and Fiat Chrysler aren’t free of strike risk.
Author: Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press
More than 3,600 workers go on strike at Mack Truck plants in 3 states
More than 3,600 hourly workers at Mack Trucks Inc., in Florida, Maryland and Pennsylvania went on strike at six plants at 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
GM strike tests the power of workers versus corporations. And Silicon Valley is watching
As some 46,000 hourly auto industry employees finish their second week on strike nationwide, business experts from other industries watch closely
A week in, these GM strikers are worried but determined: ‘This is America’
While loyalty to GM runs deep, loyalty to one of the most powerful labor unions in America runs deeper.
UAW hourly workers hope for short strike against GM as strike begins
Standing in light rain on the first day of the GM strike, UAW workers say they’re unified but eager to get a deal brokered.
600,000 Ford Fiesta, Focus owners await extended warranty notice for transmission repair
Ford will alert more than 600,000 customers in the U.S. and Canada to an extended clutch warranty, reimbursement for repairs.
US senators call for investigation of Ford Focus, Fiesta transmission decisions
U.S. senators have called for an investigation of Ford’s decisionto knowingly launchand sell Fiesta and Focus vehicles with defective transmissions.
Ford knew Focus, Fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold them anyway
The carmaker says that it’s not a safety problem if your car slips into neutral on the highway.
Ford cutting 7,000 salaried jobs under pressure to boost profits, reduce bureaucracy
Ford workers opened their email Monday to find a letter from CEO Jim Hackett with details on how many salaried workers would be leaving the automaker.
Ford recalls Ranger, Fusion vehicles at risk of rolling unexpectedly
Ford is recalling about 270,000 Fusions and2,760 Rangers in North America to address the a defect that could cause the vehicles to roll unexpectedly.