Archive for April 7th, 2008

American Axle and UAW meet today

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Reuters
April 7, 2008 - 11:25 am ET


DETROIT (Reuters) — Top leaders of the UAW and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. are to meet on Monday for the first time in months in what may be a positive development toward ending the union’s nearly six-week-old U.S. strike against the auto parts supplier.

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and American Axle CEO Dick Dauch have not met since negotiations opened in December.

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GM to reopen pickup plants

Monday, April 7th, 2008

UAW STRIKE AT AMERICAN AXLE
Automaker shifts axle supply priorities away from SUVs

GM intends to close its Arlington, Texas, SUV plant after this week, while reopening two plants previously closed by the UAW strike at American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., said GM spokesman Dan Flores.

The pickup plants are in Fort Wayne, Ind., and Oshawa, Ontario. The plants make the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. Fort Wayne reopened today with one shift. It adds another Monday, April 14. The Oshawa plant reopens April 21, with two shifts.

GM can afford to make the change because it has ample supplies of SUVs.

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