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May 2008

• GM offers $200 million toward American Axle employee buyouts - 05/09/08

• CAW to target General Motors next - 05/06/08

• Malibu assembly plant goes on strike - 05/05/08

• Ford workers accept deal to freeze wages - 05/05/08

• Handout being given out at CAW ratification votes at Ford - 05/04/08 (4 MB file)

• Ford, CAW reach tentative agreement - 05/01/08

April 2008

• Niagara GM workers wait for word on how Oshawa cuts will impact them - 04/29/08

• GM cuts 900 in Oshawa - 04/29/08

• CAW Beats Back Two-Tier Wages, Wins Reprieve for St. Thomas Plant - 04/28/08

• GM averts UAW strikes in western Michigan and Kansas - 04/26/08

• General Motors faces strike deadlines Friday at 2 plants - 04/25/08

• American Axle strike hits 2 more GM factories including Oshawa - 04/21/08

• Warren strike averted; new walkout threatened at two other plants - 04/19/08

• Local strikes hit GM's hot-selling vehicles and main transmissions plant - 04/18/08

• Chrysler, Nissan Hook Up for Model Swapping - 04/15/08

• Axle strikers eye Detroit 3 issues - 04/13/08

• American Axle 'disappointed' with UAW offer - 04/12/08

March 2008

• Ontario makes $17-million investment in Ford engine plant - 03/31/08

• Strike may shut first GM car plant - 03/28/08

• CAW open to cost cuts, not two-tiered wages - 03/26/08

• Not-so-secret weapon: GM's Chinese engines - 03/25/08

• Pension funds used for retirement offers in U.S. - 03/22/08

• American Axle workers receive support from all over - 03/18/08

• Union leaders cry foul in Toyota union drive - 03/18/08

• UAW Seeks Job Guarantees to End American Axle Strike - 03/17/08

• UAW locals resisting new GM wage deal - 03/17/08

• CAW Seeks Ford Engine Project for Canada Soon - 03/13/08

• American Axle threatens to shrink U.S. operations - 03/12/08

• American Axle strike affects 29 GM plants - 03/07/08

• Two more General Motors plants to be idled by American Axle strike - 03/04/08

• GM boosts Impala production at Oshawa plant - 03/04/08

• Two-tier wages, second-class workers - 03/01/08

February 2008

• American Axle strike idles more GM truck plants - 02/29/08

• Money for green tech but not for car plants - 02/28/08

• New fund could aid GM's plant in Niagara - 02/27/08

• UAW workers strike American Axle - 02/26/08

• Cost gap a myth, CAW says - 02/21/08

• Martinrea to delay closing of Ont. plant to mid-2010 - 02/19/08

• Reward a hero - buy GM - 02/18/08

•  First WTO defeat for China over foreign made car parts - 02/17/08

• GM offers new buyout program in the U.S. - 02/13/08

• Auto industry is death-bound: CAW - 02/13/08

• Martinrea said poised to shut Kitchener Frame auto parts plant: 1,200 jobs - 02/12/08

• Nemak closing in Windsor puts more heat on Ottawa - 02/07/08

• GM to invest $69 mln to build new diesel engine - 02/05/08

• Site tours next step at GM for 2-tier pay in U.S. plants - 02/04/08

• January auto sales close in on Canadian record - 02/02/08

January 2008

• Federal government has tools to solve manufacturing crisis - 01/30/08

• Chrysler offers buyouts to hourly Detroit workers - 01/28/08

• CAW occupies plant over severance pay - 01/26/08

• General Motors committed to Oshawa car plant, CAW president says - 01/25/08

• Prentice hints that Ford plant is eligible for federal aid - 01/26/08

• Ontario threatens trade barriers for South Korean vehicles - 01/23/08

• The GM experience Warm welcome - 01/21/08

• Blame General Motors - 01/18/08

• GM in the U.S.to offer more buyouts - 01/18/08

• Ottawa turns down auto aid - 01/17/08

• Fuel rules guide GM in decision on cars for Oshawa plant - 01/15/08

• Local leaders looking to curb job loss tide - 01/13/08

• McGuinty seeks more cash - 01/11/08

• Hargrove's bold move comes in for high praise - 01/10/08

• CAW president pans Harper's C$1 billion aid package - 01/10/08

• Prime Minister cool to more aid for business - 01/07/08

• GM, Ford's Best Model Lineup in Years Fails Again to Win Buyers - 01/04/08

• Tonawanda engine plant loses $300M V-8 line - 01/03/08

• GM cancels new DOHC V8 engine program - 01/03/08

• What to build in Canada? - 01/02/08

December 2007

• GM and CAW to discuss impact of U.S. C.A.F.E. bill - 12/23/07

• GM selling medium-duty truck unit - 12/21/07

• Bush signs 35-mpg energy bill in the U.S. - 12/20/07

• GM produces 500,000th six-speed RWD transmission - 12/16/07

• GM 3.6L DOHC is one of Wards "Ten Best Engines" for 2007 - 12/15/07

• Senate OKs pared down energy bill - 12/14/07

• Ontario unveils $1.1-billion tax relief package - 12/14/07

• Canada loses luster for Big 3 - 12/11/07

• Canada's auto union pugilist, Buzz Hargrove faces fight of his life - 12/08/07

• House OKs 35 mpg rule - 12/07/07

• Details unveiled on CAFE bill; UAW pledges support - 12/06/07

• U.S. housing crisis stalls Canadian auto industry - 12/05/07

• Economy hammers automakers in the U.S. - 12/04/07

• 35-m.p.g. fuel bill could face veto - 12/04/07

• American Axle hopes to land 'me too' deal with the UAW

• Auto industry backs CAFÉ deal - 12/02/07

• Ontario to lose most auto jobs - 12/01/07

• Report: GM working on plant-level buyouts - 12/01/07

November 2007

• Fuel economy deal near in the U.S. - 11/27/07

• Flaherty ponders budget relief for manufacturers; won't touch hot loonie - 11/24/07

• 'Perfect storm' strikes auto industry - 11/21/07

• Big 3 take hit over fuel rules - 11/17/07

• Ontario auto subsidies under fire as jobs vanish - 11/15/07

• Chinese car influx likely a long way off - 11/14/07

• GM takes loss of $39 billion - 11/07/07

• FWD Chevy Impala still being considered - 11/07/07

• Ford UAW pact said keeping U.S. assembly plants open at least four years - 11/05/07

• NO STRIKE: UAW reaches tentative agreement with Ford - 11/03/07

• Chrysler to slash 12,000 jobs through 2008 - 11/02/07

• Canada October auto sales rise led by Detroit 3 - 11/02/07

October 2007

• GM launches new hybrid transmission in Baltimore - 10/30/07

• High dollar a hurdle for new transmission work in Garden City, GM official says - 10/26/07

• Delta plant workers question GM move to cut third shift - 10/24/07

• Korean trade deal would kill 33,000 Canadian jobs - 10/24/07

• GM cuts third shift: 1,000 workers at Delta plant facing layoffs - 10/23/07

• Chrysler deal hits snags as UAW votes - 10/21/07

• 170 Dana workers to lose jobs in 2008 as Dana closes final Thorold plant - 10/21/07

• GM axes shift at Michigan pickup truck plant - 10/20/07

• GM eliminating a shift at its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center - 10/17/07

• 75% of plant GM workers may retire by 2011; hires may get half as much pay - 10/16/07

• Magna and CAW in "template"' pact - 10/14/07

• UAW members at GM ratify new contract - 10/11/07

• UAW ENDS CHRYSLER STRIKE - 10/10/07

• Trade deficit an 'industrial nightmare,' CAW warns - 10/09/07

• UAW steps up talks at Chrysler - 10/07/07

• "Are we going to have to move to China now?" - 10/06/07

• Romulus engine plant workers reject GM-UAW deal - 10/06/07

• Momentum builds toward ratification of GM contract - 10/05/07

• Niagara Needs Both Casinos, AND Good Jobs - 10/03/07

• GM Could Close 2 More Plants - 10/01/07

September 2007

• Canadian plants still have edge: CAW - 09/29/07

• GM plant commitments in new UAW-GM contract - 09/29/07

• Agreement in PDF between the UAW and General Motors - 09/29/07

• GM pact brings relief and warning for Canadian workers - 09/28/07

• Further details of the UAW, GM deal can be found here - 09/26/07

• UAW, GM REACH TENTATIVE DEAL - 09/26/07

• St. Catharines could feel impact as early as Thursday - 09/25/07

• Ripple effect of U.S. strike could leave 80,000 off the job in Canada - 09/25/07

• UAW STRIKES GM: Pickets go up at automaker's U.S. plants - 09/24/07

• Gettelfinger 'shocked and disappointed' in GM, UAW set to strike - 09/24/07

• UAW, GM enter final push to get wage, health deal - 09/23/07

• UAW, GM near health deal - 09/22/07

• Pressure on GM goes up for every day talks drag on - 09/21/07

• Offer on health care gives auto talks a nudge - 09/20/07

• UAW: Our patience is limited - 09/19/07

• UAW-GM talks break for the night; progress is slow, steady - 09/17/07

• UAW, GM tangle on key issues - 09/17/07

• UAW contract talks to resume Sunday morning - 09/16/07

• GM lead company in talks, possible strike target in U.S. negotiations - 09/14/07

• Big Three, UAW deal unlikely by Sept 14th deadline - 09/11/07

• General Motors reports August sales gain - 09/05/07

• No celebration for working poor - 09/03/07

• Cause of crisis in auto sector runs deep - 09/03/07

August 2007

• Fewer layoffs expected at tranny plant - 08/30/07

• GM to axe 1,200 Oshawa jobs - 08/30/07

• GM to cut production at six pickup, SUV plants including Oshawa - 08/22/07

• Big 3, union talking big trade-offs in U.S. talks - 08/20/07

• Lutz: Volt may be ready for tests by spring - 08/10/07

• Toyota Electric Car May Have Half the Range of GM's - 08/03/07

• UAW: Union labor is more efficient - 08/01/07

July 2007

• General Motors earns $891 million in second quarter - 07/31/07

• Our ill-trained youth will kick Britain out of the economic elite - 07/27/07

• GM announces third shift at Lamba assembly plant - 07/26/07

• Equal work, unequal pay - 07/16/07

• Car sales indicate broader troubles - 07/14/07

• CAW Infighting, Fighting Back, Fighting the Future - 07/07/07

• GM project clears 'positive first step' for six speed - 07/06/07

• Auto sales wobble in June, GM plunges - 07/05/07

June 2007

• UAW approves Delphi contract - 06/30/07

• Auto bosses cry poverty to wring concessions - 06/29/07

• G.M. Selling Allison Transmission Unit - 06/29/07

• Delphi, General Motors and UAW agree on wage deal - 06/23/07

• Ontario promises cash for green technology - 06/20/07

• Diesel line to extend life of GM's Tonawanda Engine Plant - 06/17/07

• U.S. auto firms eye health costs - 06/13/07

• Civic leaders hear Toyota workers' call for unionization - 06/12/07

• Supreme Court Says Collective Bargaining Right Protected by Charter - 06/09/07

• CAW boss vows to 'take down' GM over transmission plant - 06/05/07

May 2007

• GM, UAW reach deal on "jobs bank" - 05/25/07

• GM eyes St. Catharines for $400M project - 05/17/07

• Chrysler Corp. gives CAW written guarantee jobs are safe - 05/16/07

• Labour leaders split over Chrysler sale to Cerberus - 05/15/07

• GM plans to close Massena plant by 2008 - 05/15/07

• Niagara loses 4,400 manufacturing jobs - 05/13/07

• GM joins coalition to reduce global warming - 05/09/07

• GM posts 90% drop in first quarter profit, loses $46 million in North America - 05/04/07

• Toyota, GM, Ford and Honda Sales Drop Amid Weaker U.S. Economy - 05/02/07

April 2007

• More misery for Canadian auto parts manufacturers - 04/26/07

• A crossroads for GM -- and America - 04/25/07

• UAW rethinks rigid job rules - 04/21/07

• Buckle up, Detroit, for a wild ride - 04/20/07

• GM to buy more auto parts from India - 04/17/07

• Rear-drive cars from General Motors are not dead - 04/16/07

• Detroit Chrysler worker speaks out on impact of mass layoffs - 04/15/07

• CAW president angered by government's green plans - 04/14/07

• GM puts brake on rear-drive vehicles - 04/11/07

• CAW's Hargrove blasts Kerkorian bid for Chrysler - 04/11/07

• Ford, GM, Chrysler sales down in March - 04/03/07

March 2007

• GM Canada to cut 375 jobs in Windsor - 03/31/07

• GM buy Chrysler? Looks like no deal - 03/28/07

• Big Three, U.S. president bury hatchet on fuel goals - 03/27/07

• UAW to meet in Detroit as grim contract talks loom - 03/25/07

• First GM bonuses in 4 years as they enter contract talks in the U.S. - 03/23/07

• Canadian 'incentives' will hit U.S. automakers, analysts say - 03/22/07

• GM to press unions to cut health care, pension costs - 03/16/07

• General Motors posts first quarterly profit in two years - 03/15/07

• CAW workers approve concessions for Chrysler in Brampton - 03/12/07

• Federal Government Does not Care About Good Jobs That Pay Good Wages? - 03/11/07

• Buzz Hargrove tries to calm Chrysler rebellion in Brampton - 03/10/07

• Chrysler workers in Canada reject pay cuts - 03/08/07

• GM says it may build engine and powertrain plant in India - 03/06/07

• Holden workers fear Pontiac contract loss to Oshawa plant - 03/06/07

• GM increases market share as sales buck Big 3 trend - 03/02/07

February 2007

• Report: Daimler, GM talks intensify - 02/27/07

• GM pushes new plant work rules - 02/24/07

• GM Purchase of Chrysler Has 50% Chance - 02/20/07

• GM in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler: source - 02/16/07

• Buyouts set for Chrysler Canada workers -CAW - 02/15/07

• Chrysler Group to cut 13,000 jobs - 2,000 in Canada - 02/14/07

• Oshawa set to build hybrid truck - 02/14/07

• CAW Alarmed as Canada Registers First Auto Industry Trade Deficit in 18 Years - 02/14/07

• Auto parts sector tightens its belt - 02/13/07

• Chrysler, CAW talk buyout terms - 02/10/07

• Toyota sweats U.S. labour costs - 02/09/07

• Japanese Currency Devaluation Must Be G-7 Summit Issue, Hargrove Says - 02/08/07

• Autoworkers hear message of ‘sacrifice’ to save jobs - 02/04/07

• GM January 2007 sales down 19.7 percent - 02/03/07

January 2007

• GM Fills In Info on Zeta Cars (Camaro, G8, Impala, etc.) - 01/20/07

• Buzz Hargrove wants tighter rules on foreign automakers - 01/18/07

• Tonawanda Gets $300 Million To Build GM's Newest Engine - 01/18/07

• UAW tells their members to expect sacrifice - 01/16/07

• Oshawa to get Pontiac G8 assembly - 01/13/07

• Court accepts $3.4B Delphi plan - 01/13/06

• Bob Lutz: GM’s Image is Changing - 01/11/06

• Awards sweep, electric car rollout give GM a jolt of energy - 01/09/07

• Chevrolet Volt takes full-electric car concept to next level - 01/08/07

• GM to fight to hold top spot - 01/06/07

• Ford Canada and CAW reach buyout pact - 01/06/07

• Troubled auto industry could shift out of Canada - 01/05/07

• Automakers Spend Big at Detroit Show - 01/03/07

• Chevy gives the Malibu a complete redo for 2008 - 01/02/07

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