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.
OSHAWA, ON—Unifor, the union that represents GM’s Canadian workforce, may seek early negotiations with the automaker to secure jobs at its assembly plant here.
CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen has recognized a new group called the American Council of Employees (ACE) to represent workers at its assembly plant here, in addition to the United Auto Workers. ACE is an alternative to and has campaigned against the UAW, which a year ago lost an election to be the sole representative of workers at the plant.
EAST LIBERTY, OH—Honda North America Inc. will add a second U.S. production location for the Acura MDX, investing $85 million into its assembly plant here.
INGERSOLL, ON—GM will invest more than $450 million at its assembly plant here, which makes the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossover utility vehicles. The investment would secure about 3,000 jobs in the province.
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