Fiat Auto Workers Now Fear They May Lose Their Jobs To UAW

The UAW and Chrysler are pushing toward a new labor agreement as tensions rise between Fiat, which owns Chrysler, and an Italian union that fears Fiat could shift production from Europe to North America.

Local UAW officials from Chrysler plants will meet today in Warren for an update on high-level talks with Chrysler that went through the weekend.

Fiom, Italy's largest metalworkers union, is planning a one-day strike Oct. 21 at all Fiat factories to protest what it sees as Fiat's gradual reduction of production in Italy.