CLEVELAND, MS—Pro-union workers at Faurecia’s automotive seating assembly plant here are planning to march today to protest what they say are low wages and poor working conditions at the facility.
LIVONIA, MI—Battery manufacturer A123 Systems filed suit this month against Apple Inc., alleging the electronics giant campaigned to poach employees amid reports that it’s developing an electric car.
DETROIT—General Motors workers received a shot of good news this month: Eligible hourly employees will get profit-sharing checks of up to $9,000, a record high for GM.
WINDSOR, ON—Unionized workers at four auto parts suppliers for Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant voted in favor of striking if they need to. Hourly employees at Oakley, HBPO, TRW and Dakkota took strike authorization votes on Saturday.
LOS ANGELES—After years of avoiding confrontation, the U.S. labor movement is reasserting itself. From the car plants of Detroit to the ports of Los Angeles, unions are demanding payback for sacrifices they say helped revive the economy.
GREENSBURG, IN—A labor dispute involving dockworkers that has crippled international trade through the West Coast’s seaports has prompted Honda to temporarily cut production at its southeastern Indiana plant because of a parts shortage.
HAMMOND, IN—Auto parts supplier Lear Corp. is looking to fill 200 openings at a job fair here Thursday. The company is looking to fill multiple positions at its seat factories in Hammond and Portage, IN.
DETROIT—Despite a well-publicized shift of automotive OEMs and suppliers to the southern United States, Michigan remains at the top of the automotive food chain.