But did that growth come at the expense of
U.S. auto workers?
Not exact matches
Ford (f) has repeatedly said it has no plans to close any
U.S. plants and likely could not do so under the terms of the current United
Auto Workers contract that expires in 2019.
Its contract with the
U.S. - based wing of DaimlerChrysler doesn't expire until September 2008, a year later than its
U.S. counterpart, the United
Auto Workers.
Leaders of the United
Auto Workers union regularly raise concerns about
U.S. - China automotive trade.
But these shortcomings should not overshadow the fact that in six years KORUS is actually advancing many of the administration's highest priorities and delivering wins for
U.S. workers and the economy... «[Of note,] KORUS is driving growth in
U.S. exports of goods ranging from agriculture to
autos to information technology and just about everything in between.
Estimates based on
U.S. Census Bureau data, however, indicate that
auto parts
workers placed by staffing agencies make, on average, 29 percent less than those employed directly by
auto parts manufacturers.
Obama told the gathered
auto workers of his National Export Initiative, a goal to double
U.S. exports by 2015 by reducing trade barriers and helping exporting businesses.
The United
Auto Workers eventually figured that out with regard to the U.S. auto indus
Auto Workers eventually figured that out with regard to the
U.S. auto indus
auto industry.
AlthoughFordwas the first of the Detroit three automakers to win concessions from the United
Auto Workers union in response to the collapse of the
U.S.
Ford and United
Auto Workers (UAW) leaders have reached a tentative labor contract, which sees wage increases for workers and production of many models moving outside the U.S. Voting for the deal by the automaker's 53,000 hourly workers begins thi
Workers (UAW) leaders have reached a tentative labor contract, which sees wage increases for
workers and production of many models moving outside the U.S. Voting for the deal by the automaker's 53,000 hourly workers begins thi
workers and production of many models moving outside the
U.S. Voting for the deal by the automaker's 53,000 hourly
workers begins thi
workers begins this week.
United
Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger lamented Toyota's move to cease production at NUMMI, Toyota's only union - run facility, after profiting from the
U.S. government's «cash - for - clunkers» incentive.
So far, the United
Auto Workers has fallen short of its goal of organizing a foreign «transplant» factory in the
U.S., but that hasn't stopped the organization's efforts.
On June 10, 2009, Chrysler emerged from the bankruptcy proceedings with the United
Auto Workers pension fund, Fiat S.p.A., and the
U.S. and Canadian governments as principal owners.
Jim Stanford, chief economist at Unifor, the union representing Canadian
auto workers, says Canadian labour costs are on par with other developed nations, and points out we've better productivity rates and a higher quality workforce than the
U.S.