Union Activity

June 9, 2008 (Oshawa, ON) - General Motors of Canada today confirmed that, following ongoing discussions with the CAW over the past several days, it will take action today to seek collaborative or such necessary legal means required to end the ongoing blockade of its Canadian Headquarters allowing the company to reasonably continue conducting its business in Canada. GM Canada lost some vehicle production this past Saturday as a result of other CAW actions in Oshawa.

Program Enables Company to Restructure Workforce

DETROIT, Mich., 2008-05-29 – General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) continued to transform its North American operations by announcing approximately 19,000 of its U.S. hourly employees have decided to take advantage of the company’s attrition program. Most of the employees participating in the program will leave the company no later than July 1, 2008.

GM will fill job openings with current employees whenever possible, as spelled out in the provisions of the GM/UAW national labor agreement. In facilities where GM needs new employees, those individuals would be hired in at the entry-level wage and benefit structure. The extent of the new hiring at each facility will be determined on a plant-by-plant basis.

TORONTO, May 21, 2008 -- The Canadian Auto Workers union and Chrysler Canada are hosting the official launch of a new action centre which will provide enhanced services and programs for the more than 1,000 workers laid off with the third shift closure at the Brampton Assembly Plant.

Workers and others will gather at the centre for the ceremony and open house today, May 21.

DETROIT, Sunday, May 18, 2008 -- UAW members at Detroit-area American Axle local unions will participate in ratification votes on the tentative agreement reached with American Axle according to the following schedule:

Members of UAW Local 262 will vote at their union hall on Monday, May 19, from 8 am to 5 pm.

Members of UAW Local 235 will vote at their union hall on Thursday, May 22, from 3 am to 7 pm.

Local union leaders and representatives from the office of UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles, director of the American Axle Department, will be at UAW Local 235 to answer questions regarding the tentative agreement from 9 am to 5 pm on Monday, May 19, Tuesday May 20 and Wednesday, May 21.

Source:International Union, UAW

Contract Comes Four Months before Deadline

OAKVILLE, Ontario, May 4, 2008 – For the first time in its history, Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) more than four months before the current contract expires. Ford employees represented by the CAW ratified the new deal in a vote held today.

Highlights:
* Three-year collective bargaining agreement covering more than 9,000 employees reached after unprecedented bargaining process.
* Employees ratify the unique-to-Canada deal four months before the current contract expires on September 16, 2008.
* Base wages remain stable during the life of the contract and a 'new hire' wage rate is established for first three years of employment.

AAM-UAW Bargaining Resumes - Current UAW economic proposal is not market cost competitive

April 10, 2008 -- Negotiators representing American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM) and the UAW met at the bargaining table for the first time in over three weeks on April 9, 2008. At this meeting, the UAW presented a new economic proposal to AAM.

Although it was a slight improvement from the UAW's previous bargaining positions, the all-in labor cost proposed by the UAW is still approximately 200% of the market rate of AAM's competitors in the United States automotive supply industry.

AAM expressed disappointment over the UAW's failure to make proposals that address the competitive reality AAM and its UAW-represented associates jointly face in the U.S. driveline marketplace.

AFTER MEETING WITH MAIN TRADE UNIONS UGT AND CC.OO.

Martorell, 18-02-2008 -- SEAT management has reached an agreement with the main trade unions UGT and CC.OO. regarding readmission of part of the workforce affected by the December 2005 labour force adjustment plan (Spanish ERE), for those who have expressed interest in returning to the company before the deadline for such expression elapsed.

Agreement was reached today during a meeting between SEAT Chairman Erich Schmitt and the secretaries general of the main trade unions UGT and CC.OO Matías Carnero and Manolo Gálvez respectively, who had informed the Chairman of the interest of the persons mentioned in returning to the company.

2008-02-12, DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached an agreement on a comprehensive special attrition program that will be offered to all of GM's 74,000 UAW-represented employees.

The special attrition program offers a choice of several pension and buyout incentives. GM is offering retirement pension incentives of $45,000 for production employees or $62,500 for skilled trades. Eligible employees can select from a variety of ways to receive their incentive:

* One time, lump-sum cash payment
* Direct rollover into their GM 401(k) or into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
* Monthly annuity
* Combination of partial lump-sum payment and direct rollover into their GM 401(k) or an IRA

TORONTO, Jan. 18 /CNW/ - CAW President Buzz Hargrove applauded an announcement by federal Liberal opposition leader Stéphane Dion to create a $1 billion fund to support manufacturing and promote green production if his party is elected to government.

He commended Dion for recognizing the important role the manufacturing sector plays in the health of the Canadian economy and for having the vision to invest in companies using new technologies to make Canada a leader in green manufacturing.

"This fund would provide a much needed boost to struggling manufacturers and the workers they employ, particularly the auto industry which is grappling with unfair trade, a slowing US economy, a high dollar and environmental challenges," said Hargrove.

- Program Initially Offered to all Service and Parts Facilities and Five Other Locations
- Details Still Being Finalized for Assembly, Stamping, Powertrain and Engineering Facilities

2007-12-18, DETROIT – General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached an agreement on the first phase of a comprehensive special attrition program. The agreement is a key step in the implementation of the 2007 GM-UAW national contract.

Monday, December 17, 2007 -- UAW members are featured in a new, interactive advertising campaign that debuts today in five Midwest and southeast media markets.

The ads will also appear on a new, interactive Web site, IAmtheUAW.org, which invites UAW members, family members, friends and supporters to submit their own stories, photos, podcasts and videos.

“This is a great opportunity to showcase our members and the contribution our union makes to our communities and workplaces,” said UAW President Ron Gettelfinger. “Nobody represents our organization better than our own members.”

Monday, December 17, 2007, Detroit - UAW members at 11 local unions in Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas have voted to ratify a new three-year labor agreement with International Truck and Engine (ITE). Seventy-one percent of workers voted in favor of the new contract in balloting conducted on Sunday, Dec. 16. The agreement settles a strike which began at ITE facilities on Oct. 23 in protest of unfair labor practices.

The pact will cover more than 4,000 UAW members at 11 local unions around the country who make medium- and light-duty truck engines and Navistar medium-duty trucks.

Friday, December 14, 2007 -- The UAW and Mack Truck have agreed to extend the terms of the existing Master Agreement and all local supplemental agreements on a day-to-day basis.

These agreements had been scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 14, 2007. This extension will allow us to continue our talks, and both the UAW and Mack remain committed to working toward the successful conclusion of negotiations.

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Source: International Union, UAW

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 -- UAW negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with International Truck and Engine Corp. (ITE) at 11 a.m. (EST) today.

The pact will cover more than 4,000 UAW members at 11 local unions around the country who make medium- and light-duty truck engines and Navistar medium-duty trucks.

“Our negotiating team did an outstanding job bringing these talks to a successful close,” said UAW Vice President General Holiefield, who directs the union’s Heavy Trucks Department. “They stood up to the company’s demands and came away with an agreement that protects jobs, wages and health care benefits for our membership.”

Bloomington, Ill., Dec. 12, 2007 – Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) is pleased to announce that an overwhelming majority of teammates at its Bloomington, Ill., Off Road Tire plant have voted to approve a contract extension through 2012.

TORONTO, Dec. 10 /CNW/ - The Canadian Auto Workers is continuing its fight to save the Ford car assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, and has received no indication whatsoever that Ford has decided to close the plant, despite a story in the Detroit News this weekend.

The plant is currently operating on one shift of production, as a result of Ford's shrinking market share in North American vehicle sales.

TORONTO, Nov. 8 /CNW/ -- Two hundred and fifty Magna workers at Windsor Modules voted overwhelmingly in favour of their first collective agreement negotiated by the CAW, voting in favour of joining the union under the Framework of Fairness on November 7, 2007. According to CAW President Buzz Hargrove, this group will be the first of many to join the union.

Below are some of the highlights of the new agreement, released today.

Wage Increases

- Immediate $3 an hour raise for all production members plus a wage increase of 50 cents at six months of service and an additional 50 cents at 1 year of service.
- Skilled Trades will receive a wage increase of 50 cents at six months of service and an additional 50 cents at 1 year of service

Wage Adjustments

WINDSOR, ON, Nov. 7 /CNW/ - The more than 250 workers at Windsor Modules, a division of Magna, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a first collective agreement negotiated by the Canadian Auto Workers union and to join the union under the Framework of Fairness agreement (FFA).

CAW President Buzz Hargrove congratulated the workers on their first union agreement. "I'd like to welcome this group of workers to the CAW, the first of many Magna workers whom I believe will vote to join our union."

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 3 -- Statement by Joe Laymon, group vice president, Human Resources and Labor Affairs, Ford Motor Company:

The United Auto Workers union (UAW) and Ford have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year national labor contract covering approximately 54,000 represented employees in the United States.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, UAW Vice President Bob King and the entire UAW national bargaining committee for all of their hard work and professionalism over the past several months. I would also like to thank the Ford bargaining team for its skill and dedication during this complex and challenging set of negotiations.

Monday, November 05, 2007, Dearborn, Mich. -- The UAW Ford National Council – made up of delegates from more than 55 Ford facilities across the nation – has voted to unanimously recommend ratification of the 2007 tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co.

The Council met Monday to discuss the details of the proposed agreement with the automaker.

After a presentation on the proposed contract and a detailed question-and-answer session, the council agreed that the agreement covering tens of thousands of UAW Ford workers and retirees and their families is worthy of their unanimous support.