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United Auto Workers May Drop 'Auto' After VW Defeat

United Auto Workers May Drop 'Auto' After VW Defeat

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union, long an institution in the American automotive industry, may no longer focus on automobile workers in the wake of its stunning rejection by Volkswagen workers last week in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Instead, the union may

Auto Workers vs. Unions at Tennessee Volkswagen Plant

Auto Workers vs. Unions at Tennessee Volkswagen Plant

On Wednesday, workers at Volkswagen’s new plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee will vote on whether they wish to be represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW), the union that critics say brought the American auto industry to its knees. Auto manufacturing,

WATCH: Super Bowl XLVIII Commercials

WATCH: Super Bowl XLVIII Commercials

Ford Maserati Bud Light Doritos Chevrolet TurboTax Cheerios Radio Shack Transformers 4 T-Mobile Volkswagen Wonderful Pistachios H&M Coca Cola Crackle: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Pepsi Axe Chobani Kia Heinz Ketchup Honda Budweiser Chrysler Oikos GoDaddy

Mexico Official: Stolen Radioactive Material Found

Mexico Official: Stolen Radioactive Material Found

(AP) Mexico: Stolen box with radioactive material foundMEXICO CITY *UPDATE* Mexico official: Stolen cobalt-60 found; says no risk so far to surrounding population. Mexico’s nuclear safety director says a stolen container of radioactive material has been found empty. Juan Eibenschutz says

Toyota Overtakes General Motors as Top-Selling Automaker

Toyota Overtakes General Motors as Top-Selling Automaker

(AP) Toyota retakes global auto sales crown from GMBy TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterDETROITToyota has dethroned General Motors as the world’s top-selling automaker. The Japanese company sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2012, although it’s still counting. GM sold

'Occupy Conan' Isn't All That Radical

'Occupy Conan' Isn't All That Radical

Part of the inevitable trajectory of any pop culture phenomenon like the Occupy Wall Street movement is that it will get co-opted as Madison Avenue and Hollywood try to figure out how to turn a profit on rebellion. The business

Democrats Rail Against Non-Existent Oil Subsidies

Democrats Rail Against Non-Existent Oil Subsidies

Democrats, led by corrupt Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, have spent the last two days of the DNC railing against “oil subsidies” as a way to attack Republicans over energy. A few things wrong with this scenario: there

GM profit plunges 41 percent

GM profit plunges 41 percent

(AP) GM profit falls 41 percent on weakness in EuropeBy TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterDETROITA big loss in Europe dragged down General Motors’ second-quarter profit. The automaker’s net income from April through June fell 41 percent to $1.5 billion, $1 billion

Stars from Hanks to Seinfeld Enter Digital Fray

By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKAs a new wave of big names enter the growing field of Web series, leave it to Larry David to keep enthusiasm in check. The conceit of the show is exceptionally simple: Seinfeld picks up

NPR Calls Violent Occupy Protests 'Restrained'

NPR Calls Violent Occupy Protests 'Restrained'

The comforting whisper voices of authority at NPR want to keep their liberal pledge based hermetically sealed from the reality of nationwide May Day riots and chaos caused by the Occupy movement yesterday. That’s the only conclusion to be drawn

Big Labor Fail: Forced-Dues Coming to an End in Indiana

Big Labor backed Indiana Senate Democrats shrilly-repeated inaccurate talking points as they made last efforts to let union bosses know that they tried their best to stop worker freedom from coming to Indiana. But, they failed. Indiana passed Right To

Union Ain't Wanted: The UAW's Bad Week…

Over a year ago, the president of the United Auto Workers, Bob King, announced a campaign to ‘shame’ foreign automakers with plants here in the U.S. into allowing his union to unionize them–the details of which would be released at

Obama Taking Heat over Proposed Fuel Economy Standard

The Obama administration recently proposed raising corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards affecting cars and light trucks sold in America to 56.2 miles per gallon by 2025. However, in a surprising development, the administration is now taking heat from Democratic