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Sep 15, 2019 Official
UAW calls national strike against GM

GM says it's offering greater pay and bonuses, more jobs and improved benefits

The United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Sunday that its roughly 48,000 hourly workers at General Motors Co facilities would go on strike as of midnight Sunday after U.S. labor contract talks reached an impasse, the first nationwide strike at GM in 12 years. "We do not take this lightly," Terry Dittes, the UAW vice president in charge of the union's relationship with GM, said at a press conference in downtown Detroit. GM said in a statement that its offer to the UAW during talks included more tha

Reuters
Sep 15, 2019 ETC
UAW sets stage for possible strike against GM

The two sides are reportedly far apart on nearly all important economic issues

A top United Auto Workers official said the union and General Motors are far apart on major issues, increasing the likelihood of a strike as early as Sunday night. The union, in letters to members and GM Saturday, said it will let its four-year contract with the company expire just before midnight. The letters are designed to turn up the pressure on GM negotiators as the contract expiration deadline approaches at 11:59 p.m. Saturday.

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