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Unions Grow As Job Cuts Hit The South
Union organizing in the South is not as difficult as it used to be, but it's still not easy. People's attitudes toward unions have softened somewhat as their exposure to them has increased and economic conditions are making unions more palatable among workers.
Vote Could End Saturn's Layoff-Free Era
General Motors' small-car division could get smaller.
Vote Could Herald New Labor Era for Saturn
Union agreement would replace 20-year deal, bring plant in line with national contract.
Vote on Saturn Contract Postponed
UAW Local 1853 Chairman Mike Herron said the meeting was canceled to give union members a chance to study the proposal. He said the vote probably would be held later this week.
Walkout at GM Stops Production of Popular Models
From USA Today: Union workers struck a General Motors plant in Delta Township, Michigan, Thursday that makes some of GM's most successful and important vehicles, and were preparing to strike today at a plant in Warren that makes transmissions for most GM models, including the award-winning Chevrolet Malibu. An ongoing strike at parts supplier American Axle, meantime, has shut 10 GM factories and had what the automaker calls "partial impact" on 18 others. The GM walkout by United Auto Workers Loc...
Where Saturn Started, Workers Await a Revival
At the former Saturn plant here, workers put down their picket signs Wednesday and said they were relieved to see an end to the two-day strike against General Motors, but they worried whether the union's deal would lead to a more secure future.