Word: planning
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...Franz said two Opel factories in Germany and one in Belgium are now threatened with closure under GM's new restructuring plan. In the negotiations with Magna, the unions had won promises from the company that all four Opel factories in Germany would remain open, despite the fact that it planned to cut about 4,500 jobs in the country. The powerful IG Metall union, which represents about 3 million autoworkers and electrical and engineering employees, says it won't back down from that demand. But now that the Magna deal is dead, the unions don't have much leverage...
...German government has asked GM to come up with a restructuring plan as quickly as possible. Government sources said only then would Berlin decide whether GM would be eligible for any of the $6.7 billion in state aid that Germany had offered to Magna. Union leaders want the government to stand firm and not send any German taxpayer money across the Atlantic. But the car giant is prepared to play hardball too, reminding German workers that the insolvency of its entire European operation is still an option. "Failure to reach the restructuring that is needed would result in the operation...
...presented the plans, Marchionne said that Chrysler's financial position is now stronger, following its trip through bankruptcy and a dramatic restructuring that cut more than 18,000 salaried jobs. One benefit: Chrysler's cash reserves have increased from $4 billion to $5.7 billion since the company emerged from bankruptcy in June. "Chrysler was actually profitable on an operating basis in September," Marchionne said as he opened the meeting outlining Chrysler's 2010 to 2014 business plan...
...seniors were chosen from a pool of 10 candidates running for each position to plan Senior Week and help organize class events after graduation, according to Alexandra Monti, the Alumni Association’s senior coordinator...
Reid's decision to include a public option in the bill that he takes to the floor has also complicated matters. While applauded by the party's liberal base, the idea of adding a government-run alternative plan to the choices for covering the uninsured faces resistance from some of the Senate's more conservative Democrats as well as Olympia Snowe of Maine, the only Republican who has shown any serious interest in supporting the bill. And to get anything over the hurdle of a threatened GOP filibuster, Reid will need to hold together his entire caucus of 60 Democrats...