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GM-UAW Contract Talks Grind Ahead
Negotiators from General Motors and the United Auto Workers union resumed contract talks this morning, the 15th day since the UAW began a nationwide walkout.
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Negotiators from General Motors and the United Auto Workers union resumed contract talks this morning, the 15th day since the UAW began a nationwide walkout.
The strike, which involves some 46,000 UAW members, is the longest at GM since 1970. Analysts say the shutdown is costing GM at least $50 million per day. The walkout also has prompted GM to lay off nearly 3,700 workers in Ontario, Mexico and Ohio, mainly at engine and other component plants.
Neither side has publicly indicated significant progress in settling on a new four-year agreement. Much of the bargaining now centers on job security and higher pay for new hourly workers. Negotiating sessions over the past several days have stretched well into the evening, an indicator that the talks are at a pivotal point.
UAW members, whose normal wages range between $630 and $1,200 per week, began collecting strike pay from the union today. The payments are worth a maximum of $250 per week.
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