WINDSOR, ON—Police are investigating racial harassment issues at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' minivan assembly plant here after three noose-shaped ropes were found where black construction workers were working.
SEATTLE—In 2013, outside of Boeing, a third of production workers at local aerospace parts manufacturers—companies that get tax breaks intended to preserve good jobs in the state—earned between $10 and $15 an hour, an analysis of state data shows.
BALDWYN, MS—To accommodate an increase in production, reclining furniture manufacturer Southern Motion is expanding operations at its assembly plant here. The project represents a $600,000 corporate investment and will create 60 jobs over the next 12 months.
DETROIT—Heading into contract negotiations with the UAW, GM and Ford are considering asking to create a new tier of lower-paid union workers in their U.S. factories. This new pay rate for some lower-skilled jobs would help the car manufacturers lower labor costs as they compete with Asian and European rivals.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Production workers at Boeing assembly plants in South Carolina will decide next month whether they want union representation by the Machinists. The National Labor Relations Board has set April 22 as the date for the vote on whether to unionize.
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