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Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , GM , GMC , UAW/Unions With closure to the American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings strike in sight, General Motors is pushing forward to resume production at the idled and slowed plants -- assuming UAW members approve a tentative contract later this week. As of Monday, the following plants were back in operation: Bay City, Mich. (engines, transmissions, components) Flint, Mich., North and South (engines, components) Livonia, Mich. (engines, components) Parma, Ohio (components) Romulus, Mich. (engines) Saginaw, Mich. (metal casting) Silao, Mexico (engines) St. Catharines, Ontario (engines, components) Tonawanda, N.Y. (engines) Willow Run, Mich. (transmissions) Each week the strike has dragged out, GM has lost significant production (29,925 vehicles were lost in the week ending April 26 alone). If GM cannot boost additional manufacturing output, by the end of this week the total number of lost units could be as high as 285,503. Even if the American Axle...
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Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , GM , UAW/Unions The UAW strike at American Axle has ground on for three months, but an agreement with the union was reached on Friday. General Motors had pledged $200 million dollars to help get things rolling again after being forced to idle plants. The action has reportedly cost GM $800 million, so what's a few more on top of that to get plants back online? With that logic, the automaker's managed to shake loose another $18 million to pay for supplemental unemployment benefits, bringing its total commitment to $218 million in hopes of wrapping up the spat with its axle supplier. [Source: Automotive News - Sub. Req.] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Hirings/Firings , Plants/Manufacturing , GMC , UAW/Unions When the UAW went on strike against American Axle & Manufacturing in late February, analysts expected a settlement within days. The supplier of axles, driveshafts, and other related components to General Motors and other automakers had a stockpile of inventory on hand, and few expected the strike to affect production. However, as talks failed to bring workers back, the situation quickly went downhill. By early March, nearly GM 20 GM truck plants were threatening to idle or shut down. By late March, GM's car plants were feeling the effects. Earlier this month, it was GM who offered up to $200 million to help bring the strike to an end -- the automaker has suffered production stops or cut backs at 30 plants in North America as of last week. Today, American Axle made an offer to the union to bring the 11-week strike to an end. It includes buyouts to workers who have been on the job for more than 10 years, retirement...
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