United Auto Workers

We talk about the United Autoworkers Union’s past, the transformation it’s undergone during the last few years, and what its future looks like with Gary Chaison, a professor of labor relations at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The Obama administration has been negotiating with the leaders of Chrysler, Fiat and the United Auto Workers to find a way to salvage Chrysler. Two UAW members who will be heading out to vote on the plan today and are stopping by The Takeaway first.

General Motors is expected to file for bankruptcy this morning, leaving thousands of workers in Detroit worried about what will happen next. To talk about this American business milestone is Jerome Vaughn from WDET Detroit Public Radio.

With GM likely to declare bankruptcy on June 1st, autoworkers are gearing up for another round of bad news. How are the workers bracing themselves? The Takeaway talks to Will Marcum, who works on full-sized trucks for GM in Pontiac, Michigan.