Showing posts with label Concessions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Concessions. Show all posts

Wednesday

Fiat CEO: Concessions or no alliance with Chrysler


Santiago Esparza / The Detroit News

Fiat Group SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne is ready to walk away from a proposed alliance with beleaguered Chrysler LLC if the automaker's union workers do not agree to concessions that would put their pay on the same scale as workers at U.S. plants owned by foreign car companies.

In a story posted today on The Toronto Globe and Mail's Web site, Marchionne said not getting concessions from the UAW and CAW are a breaking point for talks.

"Absolutely we are prepared to walk," he said in the story. "There is no doubt in my mind. We cannot commit to this organization unless we see light at the end of the tunnel.".......More

Friday

GM UAW News On Concessions


The latest news reported by Fox 2 Detroit:

GM will not ask the UAW for wages concessions.

Probably due to the fact that the last contract in 2007 included wages concessions. The new UAW assembly employees will earn around $14 dollars an hour.
Remember the new car czar will have to approve the companies plan. More than likely the czar will demand pay cuts.