Autoworkers React To Bailout
Dec 19th, 2008 · Now that President Bush has said he will help the nation's auto industry with $17.4 billion in emergency loans, employees on the front lines weigh in.
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Treasury To Loan Automakers $17B
Dec 19th, 2008 · The treasury will loan GM and Chrysler a total of $17.4 billion to help the U.S. automakers weather the economic storm. We explore the details of the plan and get a reaction from autoworkers in Michigan.
For One Autoworker, Big Three's Troubles Distant **
Dec 17th, 2008 · Carla Kesterman of Fairland, Ind., has been an autoworker since April, when she went to work for Honda's new Indiana plant. She makes about $34,000 a year as an assembly worker. She has not been following the bailout deliberations and is only vaguely interested in the problems of the Big Three automakers.
Autoworker Worries About Her Future
Dec 17th, 2008 · Over the past several weeks, we've been bringing you a series of "kitchen table" conversations with American families trying to steer their way through the economic turmoil. Today, we focus on autoworkers. And we start with a family in Kokomo, Ind., that's trying to maintain a normal home life, despite financial uncertainty.
Autoworkers React To Bailout Collapse
Dec 12th, 2008 · In the wake of talks over the auto bailout collapsing on Capitol Hill, auto workers in Detroit ponder their increasingly dismal fate. Many say the failure of the package in the Senate was a political attack by Republicans who blocked aid for Detroit automakers.
German Autoworkers Braced For Worst *
Oct 17th, 2008 · The global financial crisis is ratcheting up fears of recession. Germany's "rust belt" has been hit hard by the economic slowdown. In Bochum, the largest employer is the European car company Opel which is owned by General Motors. Autoworkers there expect the situation to get worse.
Chinese City Partners with New York School
May 14th, 2008 · Dalian, China, a coastal city not far from North Korea, has created an unlikely alliance with the State University of New York. In the city's quest to be world-class and high-tech, SUNY is helping to train autoworkers at Dalian's University of Technology.
Chrysler's Autoworkers Reportedly Set Strike Deadline
Oct 8th, 2007 · Contract talks between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers began this weekend, with UAW reportedly setting a strike deadline for as early as Tuesday. Chrysler, the smallest of the domestic automakers, hasn't said if it will follow the lead of General Motors, which reached a tentative agreement with the UAW last month.
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