Posted on January 6th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler will add a third crew and 1,100 new jobs at the Jefferson North Assembly Plant. The new jobs will help Chrysler expand the Jeep Grand Cherokee lineup by adding a diesel engine for the North American market. In addition, 150 jobs will be added when the company reopens the Conner Avenue to build the [...]
Posted on September 26th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler may use the replacements for the Jeep Compass and a new Alfa Romeo mid-size car as bargaining chips in the ongoing labor negotiations with the United Auto Workers. An Automotive News analysis says Chrysler/Fiat management, which has already gone back and forth on production of the new Jeep/Alfa SUV and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
With rumors swirling around the motoring press about a rift between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers, Chrysler Group released the following statement: “Chrysler Group LLC and the UAW are continuing their meetings and productive discussions are ongoing. Today, Sergio Marchionne, Chairman and CEO of Chrysler Group, and Bob King, UAW President, met. Recent media [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
According to a report in Automotive News, Chrysler is looking for guarantees against any increases in labor costs. The company wants the UAW to promise it won’t seek pay raises or cost-of-living adjustments, among other things, not just for the four-year term of a new agreement but even after the new contract expires in 2015. [...]