1999 UAW Saturn Agreement 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.
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A Labor Contract Worth Emulating 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.
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Dirty Rings Around Saturn's Model Contract? 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.
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Saturn Labor Votes To Strike 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.
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Saturn UAW Building and sustaining meaningful relationships between America's unions, community groups and Saturn retailers.
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Saturn Union Marketing 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.
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Saturn Workers Mixed About Contract Vote With production down 17 percent at the Spring Hill Saturn plant, workers are faced with tough choices. This week, employees are voting on a contract that would allow the company to layoff workers for the first time in the plant's 19-year history. It would also formally end the unique relationship between the UAW and General Motors.
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Saturn Workers Reject Proposed Work Schedule Just when Saturn is under pressure to cut costs and increase efficiency, workers have snubbed a weekly schedule that could save time and money. Saturn lost $849.7 million in 2000, and has come under increased pressure to cut costs and increase efficiency at its two plants.
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Saturn Workers Voting On Strike Sunday Workers at the Saturn car plant, one of GM's crown jewels, are voting Sunday on whether to authorize a strike over pay and work conditions -- a decision that could deal another blow to the nearly paralyzed automaker.
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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.
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