WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been gathering with senators and working the phones to push for a giant COVID-19 relief package. But his team is increasingly focused on selling the plan directly to voters. His administration has done 60-plus interviews with national TV and radio shows. There have been spots on local TV…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A contentious 40-day strike that crippled General Motors’ U.S. production came to an end Friday as workers approved a new contract with the company. The four-year deal will now be used as a template in bargaining with crosstown rival Ford Motor Co., the union’s…
Wentzville, MO (KTRS) The strike against General Motors could be coming to an end. UAW workers at the Wentzville Plant overwhelmingly approved the contract proposal. However, voting continues Friday at other GM plants in the country. The nationwide tally will determine whether or not the strike will continue. The official tally is expected later Friday afternoon…
Wentzville, MO (KTRS) There was a strong show of support for striking United Auto Workers on Friday during a rally in Wentzville. About 500 supporters, including members of other unions, along with lawmakers attended the Hold The Line Rally outside of the Local 2250 United Auto Workers Hall in Wentzville. Nearly 49,000 UAW workers across…
DETROIT (AP) — More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Monday as contract talks with the company deteriorated into a strike. Workers shut down 33 manufacturing plants in nine states across the U.S., as well as 22 parts distribution warehouses. It…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The four-year contract between General Motors and the United Auto Workers expired Saturday, but workers were told to report to their jobs as negotiations on a new deal continued and the prospect of a national strike loomed. Union officials let the contract lapse just before midnight,…
Jefferson City, MO – General Motors officials are expected to meet with Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Thursday to discuss a $1 billion expansion project at the company’s Wentzville assembly plant. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that although details of the expansion are unclear, GM is expected to request a package of incentives from the…
By TOM KRISHER , AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will cut up to 14,000 workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it abandons many of its car models and restructures to focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles, the automaker announced Monday. The reductions could amount…
By JOHN SEEWER , Associated Press One of the last industrial anchors in what was once Ohio’s manufacturing core is now on life support, just a little over a year after President Donald Trump told people not to leave and promised that jobs would come back to the area. General Motors announced Monday it will…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Eric Greitens’ inaugural festivities are being funded by some of the state’s most prominent businesses. Greitens has not revealed a cost for Monday’s privately funded celebrations, but he has released a list of “benefactors” that have helped finance the events. That list includes such businesses as Anheuser-Busch, Boeing, Enterprise,…