General Motor's Disregard For The US Worker Might Buy It The First Strike In A Dozen Years

Union leaders from General Motors Co. factories across the country are flying into Detroit this weekend to make a potentially key decision impacting some 46,000 rank-and-file UAW members.

GM and the UAW’s current four-year labor pact expires Saturday at midnight. If the two sides reach a tentative agreement, leaders from locals around the U.S. will be briefed, then hold elections at union halls to decide on ratification. If union negotiators don’t like GM’s offer in this round of talks -- the first headed by UAW President Gary Jones -- they could either agree to an extension or call for a walkout.

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Truthy - 9/11/2019 7:13:13 PM

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The UAW cannot stop shooting themselves in the foot. A strike will help justify GM's decisions to reduce reliance on UAW labor and likely lead to even more reduction.

MDarringer - 9/11/2019 7:17:03 PM

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The workers need to decertify the union.

xjug1987a - 9/11/2019 9:46:22 PM

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The title is misleading, the UAW has created problems for GM and its employees, it needs to be eliminated. These employees can always reinvent themselves or go work somewhere else. Pretty sure there are other vehicle mfrs in America that are likely hiring... GM is determined to end the UAW soon...