UAW pact in peril after votes
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich - Chrysler LLC's contract with the United Auto Workers has been rejected by most large union locals representing auto-assembly plants during the first four days of voting, dimming prospects for the accord's approval, though it has been supported by smaller groups.
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A vote by members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on wage and benefit cuts at bankrupt car parts maker Delphi Corp.  saw strong support from several locals, but met stiff opposition at one New York unit.
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Three union locals voted against a new contract, and Chrysler executives say they expect the vote to be close.
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WARREN, Mich. - Chrysler workers at two of four key United Auto Workers union locals voting yesterday approved a new contract with the company, the presidents of the locals said.
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Unionized workers at the auto parts supplier could vote to throw out a program that lets them continue receiving most of their pay after being laid off.
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Workers represented by the United Auto Workers voted to ratify a four-year contract with automaker Chrysler LLC, the union announced on Saturday, capping a close-fought ratification battle that had threatened to scuttle the labor pact.
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The United Auto Workers union set a firm Monday morning deadline to reach a contract with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached.
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STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- The United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC got a big boost from some Detroit-area plants that voted in favor of a new labor contract, but the road to ratification is still a bumpy one with thousands more workers scheduled to cast ballots in the next few days.
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Union members at four BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing plants will vote this week on a tentative contract that would avoid a strike by about 3,400 US workers and end a walkout about 1,100 more employees in Canada.
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The election is over. Let another begin &#151; for the helm of the AFL-CIO. The failed presidential bid of union-backed John Kerry was a reminder that organized labor's clout is shrinking.
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John J. Sweeney is facing his first serious challenge as he seeks a fourth term -- and it is from his own base, the labor left. The AFL's 60 member unions will meet in July to choose the next president, but the struggle for votes has already begun.
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A tally of available results indicated that about 53 percent of U.A.W. members have voted in favor of the deal so far, with 47 percent voting against.
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WASHINGTON  - The union representing United Airlines&#39; flight attendants mailed strike authorisation ballots to 21,000 members, in preparation for a showdown with the carrier over proposed pay cuts.
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A Chrysler LLC truck plant in the Detroit area on Wednesday voted to approve a proposed four-year contract, throwing the weight of a key plant behind the deal on a day of ratification voting expected to determine the fate of the controversial labor pact.
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The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has already taken steps to help turn around Detroit's Big Three automakers, the UAW president said on Thursday, just over a week before the expiration of its contract with the companies.
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United Auto Workers union-represented  employees walked off the job and organized pickets outside  General Motors Corp  plants as the union called a  national strike against the top U.S. automaker after marathon  contract talks failed to produce a deal.
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Union employees at Pratt &amp; Whitney return to work today under terms of a new contract, after failing to muster the two-thirds vote needed to go on strike.