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United Auto Workers
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Labor Law Prof Blog
Strike at Auto Parts Supplier Delphi Now Considered Less Likely After Buyout Deal
The New York Times reported yesterday that Delphi, the largest auto parts supplier, has made significant progress in eliminating the possibility of a strike by entering into an agreement this…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Delphi Seeks Exit from Labor Contract
Delphi (a chief auto parts supplier to GM), General Motors, and the United Auto Workers are entering dangerous times as concerns their labor relations. It appears that Delphi is plaining…
Labor Law Prof Blog
AFL-CIO and Industry Coordinating Committees
Interesting article in the Green Bay Press Gazette this past Thursday about the new bargaining strategy being undertaken by the AFL-CIO in order to become more competitive in certain industries. …
Labor Law Prof Blog
Retirees Sue Ford, UAW over Health Care
This story is a perfect follow-up to the post yesterday concerning whether Gene Upshaw and NFL Players Association had any duty to protect the interests of retirees. As I pointed…
Labor Law Prof Blog
UAW-Ford Health Care Agreement May Be in Jeopardy
Update (1/2/06) here.According to the Detroit Free-Press:Some UAW members -- it's unclear just how many -- are up in arms overthe union's razor-thin 51% approval of a new health care…
Labor Law Prof Blog
UAW Agrees to Higher Health Insurance Payments
PLANSPONSOR.com reports in its briefing service this morning:The United Auto Workers union said on Saturday it agreed to higher payments for health care for hourly employees at Ford Motor Co. …
Bankruptcy Litigation Blog 2.0
Delphi’s “Key Employee Compensation Program”: What the parties are telling the Court
We've heard a lot in the news about the fight between management and labor in the Delphi case. What gets in front of the Bankruptcy Court, however, is evidence and…
Elder Law Prof Blog
UAW seek court protection for health care benefits cuts
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Sixth Circuit Mail Fraud Decision
By Ellen Podgor
The Sixth Circuit issued a decision on Feb. 8 (U.S. v. Douglas) reversing the dismissal of an indictment of two former United Auto Workers representatives charging them with mail fraud,…