Articles tagged: Ford
Charges filed with National Labor Relations Board allege improper union activity at Saline plant
Posted: Feb 18, 2013Tensions continue to mount at the Faurecia automotive plant in Saline as workers from the plant have submitted formal charges to the National Labor Relations Board against both the United Auto Workers union and former plant operator Automotive Components Holding (ACH). Read more »
Workers at former ACH plant in Saline facing tough choices, union frustrations
Posted: Nov 15, 2012Danny Kelly is not sure whether he will have a job on Friday at 6 p.m. Kelly is a single parent who took a job in 2007 at the former Ford Motor Company and Visteon ... Read more »
Wall Street Journal: Superstorm Sandy's auto effect: Big Three could get boost due to car damage
Posted: Oct 30, 2012While hurricane Sandy has devastated large parts of the East Coast, automakers could get a mini-boost from the storm as people buy new cars to replace the ones that went floating down streets in Manhattan ... Read more »
Auto parts supplier Faurecia begins work at recently acquired plant in Saline
Posted: Jun 01, 2012Automotive parts supplier >Faurecia began operations today at its Saline plant acquired from Automotive Components Holding (AHC). The plant manufactures cockpits and other electronic elements for 12 Ford models including the F-150, Mustang, Expedition and ... Read more »
Sherlock Holmes novel set in the past and the present can be enjoyed by old fans and those new to the fictional detective
Posted: Jan 18, 2012The Sherlockian Graham Moore Twelve, $14.99 This was a blast of a read, one that can be enjoyed by the non-Sherlock Holmes fan as much as the devotee. While Laurie King's Mary Russell books focus ... Read more »
Ford to insource work from Mexico and China to Rawsonville Plant, retain 750 jobs
Posted: Dec 08, 2011About 750 Ford Rawsonville Plant employees will retain their jobs as production previously handled by Mexican and Chinese auto suppliers is insourced to Ypsilanti Township. Next year, the plant at 10300 Textile Road will begin ... Read more »
Analysis: 'Deuce' formation becoming a fixture, with Denard Robinson used as decoy
Posted: Oct 30, 2011Denard Robinson is the quarterback, Michigan football coaches say. Yet, backup Devin Gardner took one out of every six snaps against Purdue, not counting the ones he got with the game in hand. Confused? Don't ... Read more »
Two years out of Ford Motor Co. - Life with Senior Helpers is better than OK
Posted: Feb 24, 2011Alan Caldwell and Sheila Doeden with Senior Helpers. Two years ago this month, I was a casualty of the recession and was “involuntarily separated” from my job at Ford Motor Credit. I had 22 years ... Read more »
Children's Theatre Network offers 'Fables Galore and More'
Posted: Feb 09, 2011Performance Network Theatre presents "Fables Galore and More" on Saturday, February 12 at 1 p.m. This all-ages show, part of the Children’s Theatre Network’s Saturday Series for Young Audiences, will be followed by a milk ... Read more »
What Do We Do From Here? Planning for 2011: The Market and Tax Law Changes
Posted: Feb 03, 2011Ten Saline teachers named local Wal-Mart teachers of the year
Posted: Dec 27, 2010Ten Saline teachers were recently recognized for their outstanding efforts at a recent Saline school board meeting and were named local Wal-Mart teachers of the year. According to the store's website, local teacher of the ... Read more »
Eastern Michigan University to have discussion on 'Islamophobia'
Posted: Oct 13, 2010Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations - Michigan (CAIR-MI), will lead a discussion on "Islamophobia" on Oct. 13 at Eastern Michigan University. The discussion will address topics including recent incidents of ... Read more »
links: Mercury links: the end of a Ford brand
Posted: Jun 03, 2010Ford Motor Co. announced the end of the Mercury automobile brand Wednesday at a press conference in Dearborn. Edsel Ford launched the brand just before World War II as an affordable luxury brand positioned between ... Read more »
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