UAW Ready to Take Over Retiree Health Care, Gettelfinger Says – BusinessWeek


UAW Ready to Take Over Retiree Health Care, Gettelfinger Says
BusinessWeek
The handoff puts in motion the key money-saving concession from the 2007 UAW labor negotiations by having the funds, known as the VEBA for Voluntary

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Ford Mustang’s Raw Simplicity (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

U.S. auto sales are expected to end 2009 on a slight upswing in December, capping a year that saw General Motors and Chrysler collapse into bankruptcy and China overtake the United States as the biggest car market.
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2010 Outlook: FT Sees Japan Resurgence (at Barrons.com)

U.S. auto sales are expected to end 2009 on a slight upswing in December, capping a year that saw General Motors and Chrysler collapse into bankruptcy and China overtake the United States as the biggest car market.
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U.S. auto sales may end bleak 2009 on minor uptick (Reuters)

U.S. auto sales are expected to end 2009 on a slight upswing in December, capping a year that saw General Motors and Chrysler collapse into bankruptcy and China overtake the United States as the biggest car market.
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[$$] Geely Mulls Ways to Cooperate With Volvo (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Communities are finding ways to reuse and recycle auto showrooms that were forced out of business in 2009, as MarketWatch’s Charlie Turner reports.
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Geely Optimistic About Volvo (Zacks.com)

Communities are finding ways to reuse and recycle auto showrooms that were forced out of business in 2009, as MarketWatch’s Charlie Turner reports.
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[audio] Auto showrooms reborn as skate parks, food banks [2.3 min] (at MarketWatch)

Communities are finding ways to reuse and recycle auto showrooms that were forced out of business in 2009, as MarketWatch’s Charlie Turner reports.
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New county board member elected – Galesburg Register-Mail


New county board member elected
Galesburg Register-Mail
Davidson is a Galesburg native and works at John Deere's East Moline Harvester Works, where she serves as chairwoman of the UAW Local 865 women's committee


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Cancer claims Flint UAW leader Bob Breece – The Flint Journal – MLive.com


The Flint Journal – MLive.com

Cancer claims Flint UAW leader Bob Breece
The Flint Journal – MLive.com
The bet paid off in 1978 with a victory that eventually led Breece to a spot as a representative for the UAW international seven years later.


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Ford maintenance worker dies on the job – NewYorkInjuryNews


Ford maintenance worker dies on the job
NewYorkInjuryNews
UAW worker dies after being injured at the Kentucky Truck Plant. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials for Kentucky investigate


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Unions meeting Tuesday – The Bridgeton News – NJ.com


Unions meeting Tuesday
The Bridgeton News – NJ.com
The next meeting of UAW Local 2327, the largest union representing county workers, is Tuesday. MeCouch admitted that negotiations were coming down to the
No compromise reached today between Cumberland County and union officials and NJ.com

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Geely gets China’s support for Volvo, 2010 auto sales (Reuters)

Geely, China’s No.1 private carmaker, said on Thursday that its parent company has strong support from the Chinese government to acquire Ford Motor’s Volvo unit, and expects robust growth for China’s auto industry in 2010, also with help from Beijing.
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GMAC Sells Gov’t $3.8B Preferred Shares, Eyes ResCap Exit (at Barrons.com)

Geely, China’s No.1 private carmaker, sees robust growth for China’s auto industry in 2010, on strong domestic demand and government subsidies, a top Geely executive said on Thursday.
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GM recalls some Corvettes over removable roof

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says General Motors is recalling more than 22,000 Chevrolet Corvettes over problems with their removable roofs.
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Detroit and the myth of American deindustrialization – Durham Herald Sun


Detroit and the myth of American deindustrialization
Durham Herald Sun
Herbert's account, quite tellingly, relieves the saintly UAW — the rent-seeking leadership of which was often as incompetent, corrupt, and bumbling as


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