<p>A Ford Motor Co. employee works on the engine assembly of a 2016 Ford Explorer at the Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago. Preserving jobs, pay raises, cost cuts are all on the table as Detroit automakers open talks with UAW beginning July 13.</p>
July 9, 2015
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July 9, 2015 9 p.m.
A key moment for U.S. auto workers
Preserving jobs, pay raises on table as auto talks open
LORDSTOWN, Ohio - The day before hundreds of United Auto Workers delegates gathered to set strategy for contract talks with the Detroit Three, General Motors sent them a not-so-subtle message.