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Workers at three key locals plants vote against the contract agreement between the union and Chrysler, putting deal in jeopardy.

3 More United Auto Workers Local Unions Vote to Reject Controversial Chrysler Agreement

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- United Auto Workers members in Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Delaware rejected an agreement with Chrysler LLC yesterday, bolstering local union opposition to a proposed four-year contract.

WARREN -- Ratification of the contract between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC is hitting some major opposition, as workers at Chrysler facilities across the country vote this weekend on the tentative agreement.

Three more United Auto Worker local unions vote to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler.

United Auto Worker unions in Fenton, Mo, Newark, Del., and Twinsburg, Ohio, vote to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler.

Workers at three more United Auto Workers locals have rejected a tentative contract agreement between the union and Chrysler LLC, casting doubt on whether the deal will be ratified.   CBS News Interactive: On The Job

Workers at three more United Auto Workers locals have rejected a tentative contract agreement between the union and Chrysler LLC, casting doubt on whether the deal will be ratified.   CBS News Interactive: On The Job

Three more United Auto Worker local unions vote to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler.

United Auto Worker unions in Fenton, Mo, Newark, Del., and Twinsburg, Ohio, vote to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler.

United Auto Workers members at locals in Missouri, Ohio and Delaware have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC following apparent concern about the fate of the contract by union leaders

TWINSBURG -- United Auto Workers members are rejecting a tentative deal with Chrysler.

TWINSBURG -- United Auto Workers members are rejecting a tentative deal with Chrysler.

Three more United Auto Workers local unions have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC amid members' concern about facets of the agreement.

United Auto Workers members in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio rejected an agreement with Chrysler LLC Friday, bolstering local union opposition to a new four-year contract.

Eds: Will be updated. Moving on general news and financial services. DETROIT (AP) -- Two more United Auto Workers local unions have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC amid members' concern about facets of the agreement.

DETROIT -- United Auto Workers members at locals in Missouri, Ohio and Delaware have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC following apparent concern about the fate of...

Associated Press - October 20, 2007 3:23 PM ET DETROIT (AP) - Two more United Auto Workers local unions have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler.

DETROIT (AP) - Two more United Auto Workers local unions have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler. Members in Fenton, Missouri, and Twinsburg, Ohio, rejected the deal.

DETROIT (AP) - Two more United Auto Workers local unions have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler. Members in Fenton, Missouri, and Twinsburg, Ohio, rejected the deal.

Associated Press - October 20, 2007 3:23 PM ET DETROIT (AP) - Two more United Auto Workers local unions have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler.

DETROIT (AP) - United Auto Workers members at locals in Missouri and Ohio voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler. The votes follow apparent concern about the fate of the contract by union leaders.

DETROIT (AP) - United Auto Workers members at locals in Missouri and Ohio have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC following apparent concern about the fate of the contract by union leaders.

DETROIT -- United Auto Workers members at locals in Missouri and Ohio have voted to reject a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC following apparent concern about the fate of the...

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- United Auto Workers members in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio rejected an agreement with Chrysler LLC yesterday, bolstering local union opposition to a new four- year contract.

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- United Auto Workers members in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio rejected an agreement with Chrysler LLC yesterday, bolstering local union opposition to a new four- year agreement.

DETROIT (AP) -- United Auto Workers officials were pressing for ratification of a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC as local union members continued to vote on the agreement.

Three union locals voted against a new contract, and Chrysler executives say they expect the vote to be close.

UAW officials were pressing yesterday for ratification of a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC as local union members continued to vote on the agreement.

Some experts say a groundswell has begun now that three union locals have rejected the proposed contract between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers. Opposition can be a self-perpetuating force. Once one local turns it down, others will be willing to vo...

Some experts say a groundswell has begun now that three union locals have rejected the proposed contract between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers.

CHICAGO — Opposition to Chrysler LLC’s tentative contract with the United Auto Workers union appears to be growing among members.

FENTON, Mo. (AP) — Workers at Chrysler’s pickup truck plant in suburban St. Louis on Thursday rejected a four-year contract proposal with automaker Chrysler LLC.

United Auto Workers officials pressed for ratification of a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC as local union members continued to vote on the agreement yesterday.

The fate of a tentative labor contract at Chrysler LLC was uncertain yesterday as United Auto Workers members voted in Perrysburg Township and around the nation.

United Auto Workers officials pressed union members to ratify a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC as voting continued on the agreement Friday and low-level contract talks proceeded at Ford Motor Co.

Will Chrysler workers turn down their contract, and if so, what happens next?

DETROIT — United Auto Workers officials pressed for ratification of a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC as local union members continued to vote on the agreement Friday.

UAW Local 961 in Detroit rejected late Friday the proposed labor contract with Chrysler LLC, a deal negotiated by its former local president, General Holiefield, who is now a UAW vice president. It was one of two defeats logged Friday against the agreement. The UAW also picked up two wins, meaning half of the six locals known to have voted since Thursday have approved the deal.

Two more locals on Friday defeated the four-year tentative agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC, in the wake of a resounding "no" vote the day before at an assembly plant in Missouri.

Five locals representing more than 8,500 laborers in Michigan, Ohio, Missouri and Delaware hold ratification votes. DETROIT — United Auto Workers officials pressed for ratification of a tentative contract with Chrysler as local union members continued to vote on the agreement Friday.

The results of the contract ratification vote are posted at UAW local 136, whose members work at Chrysler LLC's North Assembly Plant in Fenton, Mo. Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 in Fenton. The contract was rejected by approximately 81% of those that voted.

Now that Chrysler is no longer a part of the company, what is the situation for Daimler AG and its shares?

United Auto Workers officials pressed for ratification of a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC as local union members continued to vote on the agreement Friday. Meanwhile, low-level talks proceeded at Ford Motor Co., the last of the three automakers in this year's contract talks. At least five UAW locals representing more than 8,500 hourly workers in Michigan, Ohio, Missouri and Delaware held ...

DETROIT (AP) - 1010dv--uaw--contract United Auto Workers officials pressed for ratification of a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC as local union members continued to vote on the agreement Friday.

A prolonged United Auto Workers (UAW) strike at Chrysler's assembly plant in Fenton would have created havoc to both the city's and the workers' bottom lines, and city officials are glad it turned out to be a short one.

DETROIT - United Auto Workers officials pressed for ratification of a tentative contract with Chrysler as local union members continued to vote on the agreement Friday. Meanwhile, low-level talks were proceeding at Ford Motor Co., the last of the three carmakers in this year's contract talks. At least five UAW locals representing more than 8,500 hourly workers in Michigan, Ohio, Missouri and ...

Early voting on the contract between Chrysler and the U.A.W. has been mixed, raising concerns that it may not win approval from the union membership.

United Auto Workers officials pressed for ratification of a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC as local union members continued to vote on the agreement Friday.

Stocks tumble on Black Monday anniversary ... Oil closes at $88.60 after pause at $90 ... GM considering new factories abroad ... Chrysler's UAW members deciding on pact ... Greenspan questions 'super fund' plan ... News from United Press International.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN DETROIT (AP) -- United Auto Workers officials pressed union members to ratify a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC as voting continued on the agreement Friday and low-level contract talks proceeded at Ford Motor Co.

FENTON, Mo. (AP) -- UAW workers at Chrysler's South Assembly plant in Fenton are beginning to vote today on a proposed contract with the automaker, one day after their colleagues at the North plant soundly rejected the deal.

United Auto Workers are voting on the four-year contract proposed for Chrysler with early results giving no clear indication of the pact's fate.

United Auto Workers are voting on the four-year contract proposed for Chrysler with early results giving no clear indication of the pact's fate. UAW rank-and-file members scored one for the dissidents Thursday night when Local 136 at the St. Louis North A...

FENTON, Mo. (AP) — Workers at Chrysler’s pickup truck plant in suburban St. Louis on Thursday rejected a four-year contract proposal with automaker Chrysler LLC.

United Auto Workers members at a major Chrysler assembly plant in the St. Louis area have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract with Chrysler, delivering a setback to union leadership in early voting on the four-year deal.

DETROIT - United Auto Workers members at a major Chrysler LLC assembly plant in St.

FENTON, Mo. (AP) — Workers at Chrysler’s pickup truck plant in suburban St. Louis on Thursday rejected a four-year contract proposal with automaker Chrysler LLC.

Crain's Detroit Business magazine announced its 2007 list of the "Most Influential Women," and four executives from Chrysler LLC were among those recognized. The four honorees are Jan Bertsch, Vice President and Chief Information Officer ; Kim Harris Jones, Vice President and Chief Controller; Pauline Kelly, Director - Mopar® and Service Systems Information Technology Management; and Deborah ...

United Auto Workers union members at a major Chrysler LLC assembly plant overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract with the automaker, a setback for union leadership in early voting on the four-year deal.

Workers at Chrysler LLC's pickup truck plant in suburban St. Louis rejected a tentative four-year labor contract between the United Auto Workers and the automaker. Roughly 1,400 of the plant's 2,100 employees voted, with about 80 percent rejecting the...

A lot is going on at the new Chrysler LLC. Executives are seriously studying the company’s lineup, which is currently loaded with large vehicles, and are hoping to kill off slow selling models and adding more diesels and hybrids.

United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger on Monday said he hoped ratification voting on a tentative contract reached last week between the union and Chrysler Group would conclude on Sunday, but rank-and-file members will begin voting on Thursday and are not expected to finish until next week, the Detroit News reports (Morath/Aguilar, Detroit News, 10/18). [click link for full article]

FENTON, Mo. (AP) Workers at Chrysler LLCs pickup truck plant in suburban St. Louis rejected a tentative four-year labor contract between the United Auto Workers and the automaker. Roughly 1,400 of the plants 2,100 employees voted, with about 80 percent rejecting the deal, said Jerry Dennison, president of UAW Local 136. It actually failed by a larger margin than I thought it would, Dennison said ...

About 80 percent of the employees who voted on the tentative labor agreement rejected it.

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Workers at a Chrysler engine plant in Kenosha, Wis., voted overwhelmingly yesterday to approve a tentative contract agreement between the United Auto Workers and the automaker.

Chrysler will probably dump two models from production in Canada, but union officials say it likely won't cost any shifts or jobs here.

General Holiefield, vice president of the United Auto Workers union, is expected to come to Delaware today to speak with Chrysler workers at the Newark assembly plant, a senior AFL-CIO official said Thursday.

Workers at Chrysler LLC's pickup truck plant in suburban St. Louis rejected a tentative four-year labor contract between the United Auto Workers and the automaker. Roughly 1,400 of the plant's 2,100 employees voted, with about 80 percent rejecting the deal, said Jerry Dennison, president of UAW Local 136. "It actually failed by a larger margin than I thought it would," Dennison said Thursday ...

Workers at Chrysler LLC's pickup truck plant in suburban St.

Workers at Chrysler LLC's pickup truck plant in suburban St.

DETROIT - The United Auto Workers, in an unusual lobbying effort, has begun contacting local union representatives to drum up support for the tentative labor contract signed last week with Chrysler. Workers at a Chrysler engine plant in Kenosha, Wis., voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the tentative deal. The Kenosha vote was among the first of many locals nationwide that will cast ballots ...

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New labor contract passes test in local union vote as United Auto Workers lobby for deal; 45,000 workers expected to finish voting next week.

Workers at a Chrysler engine plant in Kenosha, Wis., voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a tentative contract agreement between the United Auto Workers and the automaker.

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger makes a personal appearance to promote the tentative contract.

Members of the United Auto Workers union started voting Thursday on the tentative contract agreement with Chrysler.

A prolonged United Auto Workers (UAW) strike at Chrysler's assembly plant in Fenton would have created havoc to both the city's and the workers' bottom lines, and city officials are glad it turned out to be a short one.

U.S. stocks open lower on profit drop... Oil prices top $88 a barrel...., New jobless benefit claims surge... Chrysler expected to trim slow-sellers... News from United Press International.

U.S. carmaker Chrysler is expected to announce it is dropping some slow-selling models and looking for ways to cut back on dealerships. The move is said to be part of a sharp evaluation of the entire Chrysler production line by Chief Executive Officer Bob...

U.S. carmaker Chrysler is expected to announce it is dropping some slow-selling models and looking for ways to cut back on dealerships.

St. Louis — UAW workers at Chrysler's North Assembly Plant in suburban St. Louis will be among the first to vote on ratification of a four-year contract proposal with the automaker, and their vote could offer some indication of whether the deal will pass muster with the union's rank-and-file members. The 1,800 members of United Auto Workers Local 136 at the North plant in Fenton, Mo., make Dodge ...

The all-new 2008 Chrysler Grand Voyager minivan once again proves it has the right ingredients to make it the best vehicle to move people and cargo.

DETROIT–Chrysler LLC could eliminate a few models within the month as part of the automaker's effort to revamp its operations after going private in May, a person familiar with the situation said yesterday.

UAW workers at Chrysler's North Assembly Plant in suburban St. Louis will be among the first to vote on ratification of a four-year contract proposal with the automaker, and their vote could offer some indication of whether the deal will pass muster with the union's rank-and-file members.

DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC could cut as many as five nameplates -- including the Dodge Durango SUV made in Newark -- within the month as part of its quick and dramatic makeover as a newly private company.

Some UAW locals will begin voting today on the proposed labor contract with Chrysler LLC but several others have not scheduled votes until next week -- an indication that the union will not be able to have the agreement approved by Sunday as it hoped. It also is a sign that negotiations with Ford Motor Co. could carry on into another week.

DETROIT — Chrysler LLC could cut as many as five nameplates as part of its dramatic makeover as a newly private company.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – UAW workers at Chrysler’s North Assembly Plant in suburban St. Louis will be among the first to vote on ratification of a four-year contract proposal with the automaker, and their vote could offer some indication of whether the deal will pass muster with the union’s rank-and-file members.

Chrysler is taking a long look at 10 similar vehicles in its lineup and may cut five models. INSIDE: Watch Action News report

DETROIT — Chrysler LLC could cut as many as five nameplates within the month as part of its quick and dramatic makeover as a newly private company.

Chrysler LLC could cut as many as five nameplates within the month as part of its quick and dramatic makeover as a newly private company. It's "highly likely" Chrysler's top brass will approve plans to kill vehicles this month, a person familiar with the situation told the Free Press. About five vehicles are being considered for elimination, but the source would not reveal which ones. The ...

Here is the list of the predicted reliability of Chrysler vehicles, based on a Consumer Reports study.

Now that Chrysler is in private hands the tough decisions will be coming hard and fast. Already we’ve seen production plans for the Imperial sedan get the can and now we could see five existing nameplates dropped from Chrysler’s lineup within the month.

According to Inside Line, two Chrysler executives have confirmed that the company is looking for a partner to help produce small vehicles including the Dodge Demon roadster and the Dodge Hornet compact SUV. However both executives have clearly said that the partner wont by Chrysler’s Chinese partner, Chery.

Wording of a tentative contract between Chrysler LLC and the United Auto Workers is raising some concerns about the future of the automaker's two plants in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton.

Wording of a tentative contract between Chrysler LLC and the United Auto Workers is raising some concerns about the future of the automaker's two plants in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton.

The smallest of Detroit's Big Three has a strategic direction that's still evolving and a model lineup that could change dramatically under new owners and a new management team.

Chrysler LLC could cut as many as five nameplates within the month as part of its quick and dramatic makeover as a newly private company.

A United Auto Workers committee head urged members to vote against the tentative U.S. accord with Chrysler LLC, a dissident union Web site said Tuesday. UAW bargaining committee Chairman Bill Parker, president of Local 1700 in suburban Detroit, wrote a "minority report" criticizing the union's tentative agreement with Chrysler and urging union workers to reject it "with clear instructions to ...

Chrysler LLC, the U.S. automaker most dependent on the domestic market, wants to lift sales outside North America to half its total, President Jim Press said.

A United Auto Workers committee head urged members to vote against the tentative U.S. accord with Chrysler LLC, a dissident union Web site said Tuesday. UAW bargaining committee Chairman Bill Parker, president of Local 1700 in suburban Detroit, wrote a m...

A United Auto Workers committee head urged members to vote against the tentative U.S. accord with Chrysler LLC, a dissident union Web site said Tuesday.

The proposed contract between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC has come under fire from a top union negotiator as well as dissidents who charged the tentative deal gives away too much to the newly private automaker.

FENTON, Mo. (AP) - A tentative contract between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers is raising some concerns about the future of two Missouri plants.

A prolonged United Auto Workers (UAW) strike at Chrysler's assembly plant in Fenton would have created havoc to both the city's and the workers' bottom lines, and city officials are glad it turned out to be a short one.

Plants are not slated for closure, but also are not among those with future product listings.

DETROIT - Local union leaders voted overwhelmingly yesterday to recommend approval of a tentative four-year agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC, paving the way for a vote by members, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said.

DETROIT - Local United Auto Workers leaders voted to recommend approval of a new four-year contract with Chrysler LLC that is similar to one ratified last week with General Motors .

Detroit -- There was some dissent and a lot of questions, but in the end, local United Auto Workers leaders voted to recommend approval of a four-year contract with Chrysler LLC that is similar to one ratified last week with General Motors Corp.

DETROIT–United Auto Workers leaders approved a tentative agreement with Chrysler LLC yesterday, clearing the way for a vote by about 45,000 Chrysler workers. But the leaders of several union locals voted against the contract, which could spell difficulties for its ratification.

Chrysler's tentative contract with the United Auto Workers was approved yesterday by a panel of union officials, clearing the way for a ratification vote by rank-and-file members.

The contract resembles the one ratified last week by GM workers. It would save jobs and begin a lower-tier pay rate for some. There was some dissent and a lot of questions, but in the end, local United Auto Workers leaders voted to recommend approval of a new four-year contract with Chrysler that is similar to one ratified last week with General Motors Corp.

In a sign that the proposed Chrysler-UAW labor agreement might not be ratified as easily as the deal with General Motors Corp., the council of local union leaders that gathered Monday in Detroit did not vote unanimously to recommend ratification.

DETROIT: Local union leaders voted overwhelmingly Monday to recommend a tentative four-year agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC, paving the way for a vote by members, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said.

DETROIT -- Local union leaders voted overwhelmingly Monday to recommend approval of a tentative four-year agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler, paving the way for a vote by members, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said. Chrysler workers would see gains of $10,235 over the life of the agreement, according to a UAW booklet of contract highlights obtained by The Associated Press. ...

DETROIT — United Auto Workers leaders approved a tentative agreement with Chrysler LLC on Monday, clearing the way for a vote by about 45,000 Chrysler workers. But the leaders of several union locals voted against the contract, which could spell difficulties for its ratification.

Local UAW Leaders Approve Tentative Agreement; Members Will Vote Soon DETROIT - Local union leaders voted overwhelmingly Monday to recommend approval of a tentative four-year agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC, paving the way for a vote by members, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said.

DETROIT - There are signs of dissent within the United Auto Workers (UAW) union over a tentative agreement with Chrysler. Union leaders at Chrysler plants approved a contract Monday, clearing the way for a vote by the company's 45,000 workers in the United States. But the contract did not receive unanimous approval, unlike the deal between the UAW and General Motors Corp. And it turns out that ...

The United Auto Workers' Chrysler LLC contract calls for the U.S. automaker to pay $8.8 billion to a new healthcare fund, a contract summary said Monday. The union will use the contribution to the voluntary employees' beneficiary association, or VEBA fund...

The United Auto Workers' Chrysler LLC contract calls for the U.S. automaker to pay $8.8 billion to a new healthcare fund, a contract summary said Monday.

The contract between Chrysler and the U.A.W. split the union?s bargaining committee and did not receive unanimous approval, unlike the union?s deal with General Motors.

Tom Krisher, The Associated Press October 15, 2007 - 7:12 p.m.

There was some dissent and a lot of questions, but in the end, local United Auto Workers leaders voted to recommend approval of a new four-year contract with Chrysler LLC that is similar to one ratified last week with General Motors Corp.

There was some dissent and a lot of questions, but in the end, local United Auto Workers leaders voted to recommend approval of a new four-year contract with Chrysler LLC that is similar to one ratified last week with General Motors Corp. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said the deal was approved overwhelmingly by voice vote among several hundred local union presidents and bargaining committee ...

Local union leaders want the approval of a tentative four-year agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC , paving the way for a vote by members.

Union workers with the Chrysler Corporation may soon be voting on a new contract. UAW leaders have voted to recommend approval of a tentative four-year deal with the auto maker.

A council of UAW local leaders approved the tentative agreement with Chrysler LLC, electing to send it to rank-and-file members for a ratification vote.

Local union leaders voted to recommend approval of deal.

Tom Krisher, The Associated Press October 15, 2007 - 4:56 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Some grumbles were heard Monday among the United Auto Workers leadership over the tentative labor contract cobbled together last week with Chrysler LLC, raising questions about whether the deal will win majority support among the carmaker's 45,000 rank and file.

DETROIT (AP) — Local union leaders voted overwhelmingly Monday to recommend approval of a tentative four-year agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC, paving the way for a vote by members, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said. Chrysler workers would see gains of $10,235 over the life of the agreement, according to a UAW booklet of contract highlights obtained by The Associated ...

Associated Press - October 15, 2007 3:43 PM ET DETROIT (AP) - Local union leaders have voted to recommend approval of a tentative 4-year agreement with Chrysler.

DETROIT (AP) - Local union leaders have voted to recommend approval of a tentative 4-year agreement with Chrysler. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger says this paves the way for a vote by union members nationwide.

DETROIT (AP) - Local union leaders have voted to recommend approval of a tentative 4-year agreement with Chrysler. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger says this paves the way for a vote by union members nationwide.

Associated Press - October 15, 2007 3:43 PM ET DETROIT (AP) - Local union leaders have voted to recommend approval of a tentative 4-year agreement with Chrysler.

DETROIT (AP) - Local union leaders have voted to recommend approval of a tentative 4-year agreement with Chrysler. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger says this paves the way for a vote by union members nationwide.

Associated Press - October 15, 2007 3:43 PM ET DETROIT (AP) - Local union leaders have voted to recommend approval of a tentative 4-year agreement with Chrysler.

DETROIT (AP) -- Local union leaders have voted to recommend approval of a tentative four-year agreement with Chrysler.

Tom Krisher, The Associated Press October 15, 2007 - 3:25 p.m.

DETROIT — Local union leaders voted overwhelmingly today to recommend approval of a tentative four-year agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC, paving the way for a vote by members, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said.

There was some dissent and a lot of questions, but in the end, local United Auto Workers leaders voted to recommend approval of a new four-year contract with Chrysler LLC that is similar to one ratified last week with General Motors Corp. UAW President...

Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Chrysler LLC's tentative contract with the United Auto Workers was approved by a panel of union officials, clearing the way for a ratification vote by rank-and- file members.

A worker polishes the sign at the Chrysler display at the 2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.

More details are coming out about the tentative contract agreement between Chrysler and the union. Burt UAW 1268 President Tom Littlejohn is not happy with the tentative agreement

Detroit union leaders vote in favor of a four-year contract, paving the way for a decision by union members.

Local union leaders voted overwhelmingly Monday to recommend approval of a tentative four-year agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC, paving the way for a vote by members, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said.

DETROIT Local union leaders voted overwhelmingly Monday to recommend approval of a tentative four-year agreement between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC, paving the way for a vote by members, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said. The voice vote came after a four-hour meeting at which national bargaining committee members explained the deal to several hundred local leaders. Bryce Cobb ...

By a voice vote, officials of United Auto Workers locals that represent 45,000 Chrysler LLC workers accepted the tentative four-year labor contract hammered out between the automaker and the union last week.

Several union leaders said they were concerned a new contract did not include specific promises by Chrysler for future work at their plants.

A council of UAW local leaders approved the tentative agreement with Chrysler LLC, electing to send it to rank-and-file members for a ratification vote. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger told the Free Press that the council overwhelmingly approved the deal.

A new four-year contract between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers will transfer an estimated $46.7 billion worth of retiree health care liability from the company to the union, the company said Monday. That leaves GM with about $17.6 billion in retiree health care for salaried employees and other obligations, according to company information.

A new four-year contract between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers will transfer an estimated $46.7 billion worth of retiree health care liability from the company to the union and will significantly reduce labor costs, the company said Monday.

A group of local UAW leaders intends to issue a “minority report” at today’s United Auto Workers national council meeting in Detroit expressing concerns about the new tentative contract with Chrysler L.L.C., according to a UAW source.

Automaker agrees to a contract with union to establish a company-funded, union-run trust called a Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association.

Visteon Corporation , in collaboration with Boston Acoustics®, is bringing Dolby® Pro Logic® II surround sound to Chrysler LLC.

If you stand in the middle of the road, you might get run over. For as long as Detroit has been turning sheet metal into station wagons, U.S. auto manufacturers have built cars with the goal of satisfying the largest number of consumers.

HIBBING — On Jan. 30, 2003, Army Spec. Jason Holman faced a dead alternator on his 1996 Chrysler, temperatures in the minus 25 degree range and orders to report to Duluth the next morning to help prepare his National Guard Unit for deployment to Fort McCoy, Wis.

By a voice vote, officials of United Auto Workers locals that represent 45,000 Chrysler LLC workers accepted the tentative four-year labor contract hammered out between the automaker and the union last week.

Hudson Technologies today announced it has completed a steam energy optimization project focusing on the boiler operations at Chrysler's St. Louis Assembly Complex. This optimization project was a follow-on to a Steam Energy Savings Assessment that Hudson performed in July 2006 as part of the U.S.

Leaders from UAW locals are gathering in Detroit on Monday to learn more details of the union’s tentative agreement with Chrysler.

Leaders of the United Auto Worker locals from Chrysler plants will gather in Detroit Monday.

File picture shows a Chrysler 300 in Miami, Florida. The German automaker Daimler plans to expand its commercial vehicles division to India and Russia, the Financial Times Deutschland reported Monday, citing management board member Andreas Renschler

Board will discuss 2008 capital expenditure budget.

Bob Nardelli, Chrysler’s new chief executive, assured hundreds of dealers gathered in a Las Vegas hotel ballroom that Detroit’s smallest carmaker will in future be “a fast, quick-moving organisation”.

The UAW-Chrysler strike reveals a lot about labor and manufacturing. Plus, corporate hilarity abounds.

The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year contract with Chrysler on Wednesday, hours after going on strike and the same day General Motors workers ratified a separate four-year pact.

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year contract with Chrysler on Wednesday, hours after going on strike and the same day General Motors workers ratified a separate four-year pact.

Total U.S. sales might be down for all of Detroit's automakers this year, but results in America's showrooms reveal underlying strength.

DETROIT — The winds of change are gusting at Chrysler LLC.

The winds of change are gusting at Chrysler. That's the inescapable conclusion from an hourlong breakfast chat with Jim Press, the irrepressible 37-year Toyota veteran whom Cerberus Capital Management hired away to join its all-star executive team at Chrysler. In just his first few weeks, Press has suggested that private executive lunchrooms be abolished. And he has joined Chairman Bob Nardelli ...

How to save the automaker and the environment? Hold the paint, spice up interiors, and make roadsters to fit the boomer bulge

DETROIT -- It took two short strikes, but the United Auto Workers union has new contracts with General Motors and Chrysler, and now it will move on to struggling Ford.

BEIJING (Dow Jones/AP) - Chrysler is looking to enter China's huge market for small and compact cars. Chrysler-China CEO Simon Elliott predicts the automaker's sales in China will more than double to around 20,000 vehicles this year.

BEIJING -- Chrysler is looking to enter China's huge market for small and compact cars and expand sales of existing brands, a top executive in charge of Chrysler's China sales said in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires today.

Chrysler is looking to enter China's huge market for small and compact cars and expand sales of existing brands, a top executive in charge of Chrysler's China sales said in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires Friday.

BEIJING -- Chrysler is looking to enter China's huge market for small and compact cars and expand sales of existing brands, a top executive in charge of Chrysler's China sales said in...

A worker inspects a Jeep on the assembly line at the Daimler Chrysler Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio. The United Auto Workers has set a Wednesday strike deadline on a new contract with Chrysler LLC.

Striking members of the United Auto Workers picket Wednesday outside Chrysler LLC headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., before a tentative labor agreement was announced.

Chrysler Group is looking to enter China's huge market for small and compact cars and expand sales of existing brands, a top executive in charge of Chrysler's China sales said in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires Friday.

As they assembled cars Thursday, workers at Chrysler's Sterling Heights assembly plant were talking about their new labor contract, wondering whether Wednesday's six-hour strike was enough to get a good deal from the company. As they waited to hear details, industry analysts were predicting crosstown rival Ford will try to get more concessions than Chrysler.

United Auto Workers on Wednesday ended a six-hour strike against Chrysler Group when the two sides reached a tentative contract agreement that would establish a voluntary employees' beneficiary association to assume Chrysler's retiree health care liabilities, the Detroit News reports. [click link for full article]

Workers leave the Ford Wayne Assembly facility in Wayne, Mich., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. It took two short strikes, but the United Auto Workers union has new contracts with General Motors and Chrysler, and now it will move on to struggling Ford.

DETROIT - As they assembled cars yesterday, workers at Chrysler's Sterling Heights assembly plant were talking about their new labor contract, wondering whether Wednesday's six-hour strike was enough to get a good deal from the company. Even as they waited to hear the details, industry analysts were predicting cross-town rival Ford will try to get more concessions than Chrysler.

DETROIT - As they assembled cars yesterday, workers at Chrysler's Sterling Heights assembly plant were talking about their new labor contract, wondering if Wednesday's six-hour strike was enough to get a good deal from the company. Even as they waited to hear the details, industry analysts were predicting crosstown rival Ford will try to get more concessions than Chrysler.

Detroit- As they assembled cars Thursday, workers at Chrysler's Sterling Heights assembly plant were talking about their new labor contract, wondering if Wednesday's six-hour strike was enough to get a good deal from the company.

As they assembled cars Thursday, workers at Chrysler's Sterling Heights assembly plant were talking about their new labor contract, wondering if Wednesday's six-hour strike was enough to get a good deal from the company. Even as they waited to hear the details, industry analysts were predicting crosstown rival Ford will try to get more concessions than Chrysler. Some workers were skeptical about ...

DETROIT (AP) -- The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year contract with Chrysler Wednesday, hours after going on strike and the same day General Motors workers ratified a separate four-year pact.

As they assembled cars yesterday, workers at Chrysler's Sterling Heights assembly plant were talking about their new labor contract, wondering if Wednesday's six-hour strike was enough to get a good deal from the company.