Oct. 21, 2010 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
From President Dan Howell: U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan will be at the Union Hall this Saturday, Oct. 23, to participate in the Breast Cancer Awareness parade through Wentzville. She will be marching with the UAW and will be at the hall at 8:30 am. The parade starts at 9:30 am. Come out to support breast cancer awareness month and meet our next U.S. Senator. Be sure to wear your UAW shirt, jacket or hat.
From Automotive News: Toyota Motor Corp. will repair about 1.53 million Avalons and other vehicles globally for problems with the brake master cylinder seal and fuel pump wiring, with most of those to be recalled in the United States and Japan. The announcement comes less than two months after a recall of 1.3 million Corolla and Matrix cars in the United States and Canada carrying defective engine control modules that could cause the vehicles to stall. Including the latest action, Toyota has called back more than 14 million vehicles in the past year.
From the Detroit Free Press: General Motors announced it is investing $37 million to upgrade its Lansing Delta Township plant, where it builds the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia crossovers. Lansing Delta Township opened in 2006 and the three crossovers it builds have seen strong sales, increasing 36% in September. In fact, the Buick Enclave has increased retails sales 89% compared to last year.
From the Detroit News: The Obama administration has reached a deal on a $773 million environmental trust, the largest of its kind in U.S. history, to clean up dozens of former General Motors sites spread over 14 states, officials said Wednesday. The funds will target automotive sites containing hazardous waste that were left shuttered by the auto giant's bankruptcy last year. Officials said the trust fund, which was proposed in May, would help avoid legal fights among communities, state and federal environmental offices and Motors Liquidation over liability for cleanups at different locations. About two-thirds of the properties are contaminated with hazardous materials so the trust will enable properties to be cleaned up and put on the market for sale. Some of the sites include: former GM plants in Wilmington, Del.; Kansas City, Kan.; Pontiac, Mich.; Flint, Mich.; Lansing, Mich.; and Moraine, Ohio. Other facilities are located in Syracuse, N.Y.; Janesville, Wis.; Indianapolis; Pittsburgh; Fredericksburg, Va.; Muncie, Ind.; Framingham, Mass.; Danville, Ill., and Trenton, N.J.
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