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Applying the gains in wages, job security, pensions and holidays incorporated in this agreement, the Bargaining Team has crafted a contract at Saturn that will provide unprecedented economic benefits and job and income security for UAW members.

While union contracts at most General Motors plants leave much to be desired, according to labor specialists, the contract at GM's Saturn plant allows flexibility and is the most unconventional in the industry.

A federal appeals court has upheld a jury's finding that Saturn Corporation's work policies discriminated against an injured worker in violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

The strike vote Sunday by workers at GM's Saturn plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee could lead to the shutdown of the only GM assembly plant still operating in the United States.

A day after General Motors said it would drop a third shift at the Lansing Delta Township assembly plant, workers there are dubious of the automaker's explanation for resulting layoffs. GM said Monday it would do away with the third shift at the plant after Thanksgiving. The change is expected to idle as many as 1,000 workers - including temporary hires.

Every week, hundreds of curious tourists make pilgrimages to this small town to take a tour of the Saturn factory. Many come to see where their beloved Saturns were built. They wave at workers, who smile and wave back. Indeed, the scene resembles the touchy-feely image created by Saturn's advertising campaigns -- one of cheerful, dedicated Americans working in teams to build quality cars. But all is not well on the factory floor.

Researching the revision of work at the Saturn's Spring Hill plant.

Workers at the plant that manufactures GM's popular Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook crossovers have been out on strike since April 17. GM cut off their benefits on Wednesday. The deal was reached overnight, said Doug Rademacher, president of UAW Local 602, which represents about 3,000 workers at the plant. "It came down to a dozen key issues," he said. Chief among them was how many workers would be on the floor building crossover utility vehicles at the plant, he said, without elabo...

The experiment is over.

Michael Bennett, bargaining chairman for Local 1853, says GM officials will decide in the next 30 days which suppliers will build crucial parts of anew sport/utility vehicle Saturn wants to build to compete against the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V.

From the Lansing State Journal: The General Motors' Lansing Delta Township plant is running out of parts to make hot-selling crossover vehicles because of a strike at Alliance Interiors. And it has forced the Detroit automaker to reduce production at the factory that makes the Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, and Saturn Outlook. Hourly workers at Alliance, an automotive supplier to the GM assembly plant, walked off the job at 9 p.m. Tuesday night after nearly a year of negotiations on a first contract...

UAW-GM agreement erases independence for workers at Spring Hill plant.

95 percent of those voting at the GM Saturn plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee called for the strike, just four months after employees there rejected a bid to throw out the local's innovative contract that gave workers more say in management decisions.

Building and sustaining meaningful relationships between America's unions, community groups and Saturn retailers.

Saturn’s unique union-management partnership resulted not only in the creation of a great new and dependable American car, it provided the foundation for a very successful marketing program as well.