American Axle strike to sideline some 1000 GM Willow Run employees

The possibility of 1000 workers being temporarily laid off grows with each hour the American Axle plant remains on strike. According to spokesperson Daphne Adams:

462 workers at Ypsilanti Transmission Operations, which makes six-speed transmissions, will be laid off. Portions of the Willow Run transmission plant will also be affected, as 521 tradesman and people who work on the 4L80 transmission and two converters will be laid off.

The layoffs would impact basically one third of the Willow Run workforce.

Here's to a short strike at American Axle.

Any GM workers among the readers today? YCD wants to tip our cap to you

Recently the Cadillac CTS was named Motor Trend's car of the year and yesterday GM gobbled up most of the nominations for North American Auto Show car and truck of the year. Among the GM stable of finalists are:

Car of the Year nominees:
Cadillac CTS
Chevy Malibu

Truck of the Year nominees:
Buick Enclave
Chevrolet Tahoe

Well done folks, it's good to see The General step up and build the quality vehicles while OTHERS (hint hint Toyota) slip a little.

Also the Mazda CX-9 is up for crossover of the year and Mazda as you may or may not know is a Ford Motor Company joint.

General Motors won North American Car and Truck of the Year honors for 2007 with the Saturn Aura and Chevrolet Silverado.

UAW and GM agree, strikes over, man

Any thoughts?

UAW/GM strike open thread

Are you a Union member hatin' on the General? Are you working for GM and think the Union decision to strike during negotiations is counterproductive? Just a bystander with something to say?

Bring it!