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UAW official: Union open to lower wage structure

Published: March 29, 2011
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ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A United Auto Workers executive says the union is open to expanding a wage structure with lower-paid workers to keep General Motors Co. factories open or reopen idled plants. The Detroit Free Press reports Tuesday UAW Vice President Joe Ashton says the union “will look at anything when it comes [...]

Caterpillar union workers approve 6-year contract

Published: March 7, 2011
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Peoria, Ill. (AP) — Thousands of workers at Peoria-based Caterpillar have a new, six-year contract after United Auto Workers members voted to ratify the deal over the weekend. According to the UAW, 72 percent of members who voted approved the contract. It covers about 9,500 workers in Decatur, Peoria, Aurora and Pontiac in Illinois, as [...]

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