Tag: Ford
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Developer guests at Doug Ford family wedding got fast-track zoning approvals from government
[ad_1] There’s fresh scrutiny of how Premier Doug Ford’s government issued dozens of fast-track approvals to rezone select properties, some of them owned by developers who also stood to benefit from Greenbelt land swaps. Minister’s zoning orders (MZOs) are a powerful tool the province can use to expedite development on a specific parcel of land.…
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UAW escalates strike against lone holdout GM after landing tentative pacts with Stellantis and Ford
[ad_1] DETROIT: The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis. The escalated walkout began Saturday evening at a Spring Hill, Tennessee plant, GM’s largest in North America, just hours after the Stellantic deal…
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Ford and UAW reach tentative agreement to end strike
[ad_1] The United Auto Workers (UAW) union and Ford have reached a tentative agreement to end the union’s strike against the automaker. Last month, workers at Ford, GM, and Stellantis factories walked off the job in targeted work stoppages timed just as the large automakers shift to producing more electric vehicles than ever before. The…
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For Bill Ford, ‘Every Negotiation Is a Roller Coaster’
[ad_1] As a 25-year-old junior executive at the car company that bears his last name, William Clay Ford Jr. had a bracing introduction to labor negotiations when a union official demanded that he stand up and vouch that he was made of the same stuff as his great-grandfather Henry Ford. Mr. Ford, now the company’s…
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Bill Ford Says U.A.W. Strike Is Helping Tesla and Toyota
[ad_1] The monthlong strike by the United Automobile Workers and the union’s demands for substantial pay and benefits increases risk damaging the U.S. auto industry, hurting its ability to compete against nonunion foreign rivals, the executive chairman of Ford Motor said on Monday. The fight should not be seen as the U.A.W. against Ford, or…
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Ford Says It Won’t Raise Its Contract Offer to U.A.W.
[ad_1] Ford Motor said on Thursday that it could not improve its contract offer to the United Automobile Workers union without hurting its business and its ability to invest in electric vehicles. The automaker also said the union’s decision to expand its strike to Ford’s largest factory, the Kentucky Truck Plant, would probably hurt workers…
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Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville
[ad_1] DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit’s Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant. The surprise move about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup…
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U.A.W. Will Not Expand Strikes at G.M., Ford and Stellantis as Talks Progress
[ad_1] The United Automobile Workers union said on Friday that it had made progress in its negotiations with Ford Motor, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent of Chrysler, and would not expand the strikes against the companies that began three weeks ago. In an online video, the president of the union, Shawn Fain, said all…
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Ford: We should be thankful for what this country gives us
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists It’s as simple as saving the goodness of the year — remembering on Thanksgiving there are good things in each of our lives Published Oct 04, 2023 • Last updated 10 minutes ago • 3 minute read A Thanksgiving meal is served by volunteers to clients at the Mustard Seed. Photo…
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U.A.W. Expands Strikes at Ford and G.M.
[ad_1] The United Automobile Workers union increased the pressure on Ford Motor and General Motors by extending its strike to two more car assembly plants on Friday, saying the companies had not moved far enough to meet its demands for higher pay and benefits. The move is the second escalation of strikes that started on…