Formerly of @RubberNews, always writing stories. Follow me @CSweeney1686 to connect.
Cleveland, Ohio
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Final numbers: U.S. light-vehicle sales declined 1.3% in 2019 to 17,108,156 -- the industry's 7th-strongest year ever and 5th consecutive year topping 17 million. The only times auto sales have been 17M+ are 2000-01 and 2015-present.
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Apparently, hiding rubber ducks on cruise ships is a thing. Who knew? @CSweeneyRPN explores the trend in his latest #WackWorldRPN blog. rubbernews.com/wacky-world-r…
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Hey, @SportsCenter! You'll definitely want this MONSTER one-handed slam by @Danyonhempy for #SCTop10 tonight & tomorrow!
We'll even give you an assist with the pronunciations:
College of Wooster (WUH-ster)
Danyon Hempy (DAN-yin HEMP-ee)
#GoScots #d3hoops #NCACMBKB
Chris Sweeney retweeted
Adient CEO Doug DelGrosso is an intense man. Robotic in his approach. To some he's a bringer of pain, cutting jobs & furloughing corporate employees during the holidays. To others, he's doing the necessary steps to return the company to profitability.
crainsdetroit.com/auto-suppl…
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.@UAW provides an update on @FiatChrysler_NA negotiations. The union says there are difficult issues to resolve and that there have been a "few outside distractions." – at Detroit, MI
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MR Mold moving to larger site in California plasticsnews.com/news/mr-mol… via @plasticsnews
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Check out our recent #MeetTheMedia featuring @alexa_stjohn, @Automotive_News #technology #mobility & #supplier reporter. Learn more about the stories she covers here: bit.ly/2WI4TAA #PR #autonomousvehicles
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ICYMI – @Automotive_News #technology #mobility & #supplier reporter @alexa_stjohn has a passion for industry & business reporting. Read more about her journalism career here: bit.ly/2WI4TAA #PR #MediaRelations
Chris Sweeney retweeted
There is still time to nominate a rubber industry leader for our Executive of the Year award. The deadline is Nov. 8. ow.ly/G74250wYnaq
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VB: @LakeRidgeRoyals finished the most successful season in school history with a 25-13, 25-11, 25-16 loss to Dalton in the Medina Division IV District final
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UAW Local 659, representing workers at Flint Metal, Flint Engine & others, have approved the tentative agreement:
Production: 67% Y - 33% N (707-348)
Skilled Trades: 67% Y - 33% N
(353-168)
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Our unofficial @Automotive_News tally currently has the deal passing with 57.6% of production workers and 73.8% of skilled trades workers voting in favor.
Important to note those totals are likely higher, since we don't have exact figures for Flint, Saginaw & Lockport.
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Workers at GM's Parma Metal Center, represented by UAW Local 1005, have voted in favor of the tentative deal, per the local's president:
Production: 50.1% Y - 49.9% N (294-293)
Skilled Trades: 56.5% Y - 43.5% N (144-111)
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Our contract negotiations microsite has a running tally of voting results for the UAW-GM tentative agreement, if you want to follow along:
autonews.com/assets/html/uaw…
.@Automotive_News is trying something new this year.
We've created a microsite for all of our UAW contract talk coverage as a user-friendly way to present relevant facts, data and our latest stories.
You'll want to bookmark this one:
s3.amazonaws.com/crain-platf…
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Workers at @GM's Spring Hill plant, represented by UAW Local 1853, have voted against the tentative agreement, according to the union hall.
Overall: 49% Y - 51% N
Production: 49% Y - 51% N
Skilled Trades: 55% Y - 45% N
The plant has about 3,300 hourly workers.
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Workers at Toledo Transmission, represented by Local 14, have approved the UAW-GM tentative agreement.
Production: 80% Y - 20% N (995-247)
Skilled Trades: 80% Y - 20% N (139-35)
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Workers at UAW Local 668, @GM's Saginaw Metal Casting Operations, have approved the UAW-GM tentative agreement, according to the union hall.
75% percent of production workers voted "yes"
73% of skilled trades workers voted "yes"
The plant has 476 workers, according to GM.
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UAW leaders have been going through the contract summary page-by-page, with considerable debate about job security and three plants slated for closure, says a person with knowledge of the meeting.
autonews.com/manufacturing/u…
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GM says it's involved in plans to create 1,400 manufacturing jobs in northeast Ohio: 1,000 to make battery cells and 400 to make commercial electric pickups at the former Lordstown Assembly plant. The jobs would be created by separate companies and aren't part of the UAW deal.
