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The authors develop a general model of local-level bargaining in the multi-plant firm. According to this model, when the parent firm has the ability to allocate production differentially across plants, the local union may be motivated to work with local management to reduce production costs and increase profitability, in order to increase plant employment or minimize reductions in plant employment. A case study using data from General Motors' Lansing Grand River Assembly (LGRA) and United Auto Workers Local 652, collected in part from interviews conducted in 2003-2008, shows how the parties established a joint responsibility system of collective bargaining that encouraged the union to reduce production costs and increase profitability by accepting responsibilities traditionally borne by management. The authors also demonstrate that General Motors, consistent with budget, capacity, and political constraints, invested in LGRA and assigned new product to LGRA, thus supporting the hypothesized incentive structure.

General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and the Chrysler Group, the three major automobile manufacturers of the United States, have separately reached labor agreements with the United Auto Workers union (UAW) in 2003. Rise of the base wages at a slower pace is one of the considerations of the new agreements.

The US-based General Motors, Chrysler and Ford are facing enormous problems caused by labor, pension and health care contracts. However, it is reported that of all the three giants, Ford is facing the most urgent problems due to an announcement on 12 November 2003 from Standard & Poor stating that Ford's credit rating is downgraded to 'BBB minus with a stable outlook'.

On the afternoon of July 29, several hundred members of United Auto Workers Local 659 returned to the General Motors metal-stamping plant at the edge of Flint. Their two-month strike, [...]

Mid-morning on Wednesday, October 16th, Canadian media carried the dramatic news that some 200 workers, members of the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) Local 222 had seized the strike-bound stamping [...]

Byline: David Barkholz The 1998 UAW strike at General Motors' Flint stamping operations was a disaster for the company. The 56-day strike shut all of GM's North American assembly plants. [...]

Byline: Amy Wilson Pivot Point: Reluctantly, GM recognizes workers' right to organize In 1936, workers at General Motors' vast manufacturing complex in Flint, Mich., felt beaten down. Production lines were [...]

Byline: just-auto.com editorial team With the American Axle and Manufacturing (AAM) strike that began on 26 February finally ending, General Motors' finance department got out the abacus and calculated that [...]

Byline: just-auto.com editorial team US analysts have suggested that the 10-week strike at American Axle and Manufacturing could end soon now that General Motors has agreed to spend up to [...]

Byline: David Barkholz Local strike threats are brewing at General Motors plants, possibly meant to pressure GM to push for settlement of the eight-week-old UAW strike at American Axle & [...]

Byline: just-auto.com editorial team A move by the powerful United Auto Workers (UAW) union to put five General Motors plants on walkout notice could be for genuine grievances or a [...]

Byline: April Wortham In the first quarter, a strike at a key supplier slashed General Motors' North American vehicle production. Now GM may not have to cut as deeply in [...]

Byline: David Barkholz, Robert Sherefkin The UAW is demanding job guarantees from American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. to end a 3-week-old strike. General Motors has contracted hundreds of millions [...]

Byline: just-auto.com editorial team First it was General Motors, now itas apparently Chrysleras turn. The United Auto Workers union (UAW) has put Chrysler on notice that a strike is possible [...]

General Motors workers in first strike in 37 years The US financial sector is holding its breath following a return to the negotiating table for 73,000 striking General Motors (GM) [...]

Last week's tentative settlement reached between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. helped suppliers avoid serious financial damage and gave stock prices a boost by midweek. Southfield-based Lear [...]

DETROIT: General Motors' PR team made internal communications a priority before and during the United Auto Workers two-day strike that ended last week, limiting external outreach as the two sides [...]

United Auto Workers have ended their nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. Complete coverage of the strike, its impact and implications is available at WardsAuto.com [...]

But the short walk-out is over THE streets near General Motors' Cadillac assembly plant on the east side of Detroit are usually quiet. But for a couple of days that [...]

For the first time in 30 years, United Auto Workers have walked off the job in a nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. Complete coverage of the strike, its impact [...]