"Chrysler plans to announce that it will hire 1,105 workers in Toledo, just three weeks after hourly workers narrowly approved a new labor contract with the UAW.
The Auburn Hills automaker will receive tax incentives from Ohio that pave the way for a $365-million investment to create the jobs and retain 900 others at its Toledo Assembly Complex, where workers build the Dodge Nitro, Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Liberty.
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat from Toledo, will attend Chrysler's event in Toledo next Wednesday, a spokesman said. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to be in Toledo the same day.
Chrysler pledged to invest $4.5 billion and add 2,100 jobs in U.S. factories as part of a four-year labor agreement ratified Oct. 26. That is fewer new jobs than either General Motors or Ford promised. But the UAW didn't provide details of the Toledo jobs before workers voted on the contract.
By 2013, Chrysler plans to fill the new Toledo jobs with entry-level workers who eventually will earn $19.28 per hour.
Chrysler wanted to raise entry-level wages to $22 per hour by 2020, with no limit on the percentage of entry-level workers it can hire after 2015, said a person familiar with the negotiations. The UAW chose not to eliminate a 25% limit on entry-level hires." [Continue reading...]
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