DETROIT-Supporters say the general perception of the Big Three and the UAW is not accurate, and that in Washington D.C. there is a double standard with respect to Detroit and Wall Street. MORE
CHICAGO-Workers at Republic Windows are staging a sit-in over vacation and severance pay they say they are owed. The company told workers last Tuesday that Bank of America canceled Republic's line of credit and that they would be out of jobs by the end of the week. MORE
DETROIT-General Motors Corp. says it will lay off about 2,000 more factory workers early next year as the U.S. auto sales slump continues to wreak havoc on domestic automakers. MORE
LOS ANGELES-In an interview with Popular Mechanics magazine, comedian and car aficionado Jay Leno makes a pitch for the Big Three. “We’ve given the banks $700 billion. Does it seem like anything has actually happened with that money? No. But when a factory closes, boy, you’ll see the effect of that right away. You’ll see towns go under and you’ll see lives ruined. That town will never be a manufacturing center again.” MORE
TOKYO-Honda is offering early retirement to a number of workers in the United Kingdom at the same time it lets go of some temporary employees in Japan. MORE
DETROIT-Leaders of the United Auto Workers say they are willing to give up their infamous “jobs banks” in the interest of turning around the Big Three. MORE
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