UAW strikes ZF plant that supplies axles to Mercedes in Alabama

<p>If the strike against ZF forces vehicle assembly to be shut down or reduced at Mercedes, it would create a historic situation in which UAW actions caused production to be impacted at four automakers simultaneously.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/merce...ke-alabama

UAW demands would make Detroit 3 uncompetitive, ex-car czar Rattner says

<p>Steven Rattner, who negotiated concessions with the UAW to help keep General Motors and Chrysler afloat in 2009, says union workers deserve significant raises but can't make the automakers uncompetitive.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/e...-detroit-3

Fed leaves rates unchanged, sees tighter policy through 2024

<p>As they did in June, Fed policymakers at the median still see the central bank's benchmark overnight interest rate peaking this year in the 5.50 percent to 5.75 percent range, just a quarter of a percentage point above the current range.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/finance-insuran...hanged-now

UAW strike idles Kansas GM plant, prompts Stellantis machining plant layoffs

<p>GM stopped building the Chevy Malibu and Cadillac XT4 on Wednesday after running short of stampings made at a Missouri plant that's on strike. Stellantis said it was laying off workers at an Ohio machining plant and expected to make more layoffs in Indiana.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/g...re-layoffs

Unifor to hold Ford ratification vote 'before the end of the week'

<p>Unifor plans to have members vote on its tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co. of Canada “before the end of the week,” though precise timing for ratification meetings is still being finalized, a union spokesperson told <i>Automotive News Canada</i> Wednesday.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...e-end-week

Ford Bronco seating supplier lays off 650 in Detroit due to UAW strike

<p>The joint venture between Magna International and minority-owned LAN Manufacturing made the move in response to the UAW strike that has halted production of the Ford Bronco in nearby Wayne, Mich.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/ford-...uaw-strike

Penske-Hedin bid for Pendragon rejected after Lithia acquisition announcement

<p>Days after Lithia Motors Inc. said it had agreed to a deal to acquire Pendragon's dealership and fleet businesses, Pendragon's board of directors rejected a joint offer from a Penske Automotive Group subsidiary and Hedin Mobility Group.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/penske-...n-rejected

Stellantis gives UAW first new offer since start of strike

<p>UAW President Shawn Fain plans to send workers from more plants onto picket lines Friday unless "serious progress" in contract talks is achieved.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...-specifics

GitLab Releases Urgent Security Patches for Critical Vulnerability

GitLab has shipped security patches to resolve a critical flaw that allows an attacker to run pipelines as another user.
The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-5009 (CVSS score: 9.6), impacts all versions of GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) starting from 13.12 and prior to 16.2.7 as well as from 16.3 and before 16.3.4.
"It was possible for an attacker to run pipelines as an arbitrary user via scheduled

https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/gitlab...tches.html

Signal Messenger Introduces PQXDH Quantum-Resistant Encryption

Encrypted messaging app Signal has announced an update to the Signal Protocol to add support for quantum resistance by upgrading the Extended Triple Diffie-Hellman (X3DH) specification to Post-Quantum Extended Diffie-Hellman (PQXDH).
"With this upgrade, we are adding a layer of protection against the threat of a quantum computer being built in the future that is powerful enough to break current

https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/signal...pqxdh.html