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UAW Faces “Huge Hurdles” Next Year
Dennis Williams
The United Auto Workers union faces several "huge hurdles" in 2015 and beyond, concedes new President Dennis Williams in a meeting with reporters in Detroit.
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Dennis Williams
The United Auto Workers union faces several "huge hurdles" in 2015 and beyond, concedes new President Dennis Williams in a meeting with reporters in Detroit.
Among the objectives facing the union as it moves into negotiations with carmakers next year are eliminating the two-tier wage structure, battling right-to-work laws in Michigan and elsewhere and pushing efforts to organize foreign-owned car plants in the South.
Williams also seeks more pay and benefits for UAW members to help offset the sacrifices they made during the industry's dark days five years ago. He notes that long-time workers haven't had an increase in 10 years.
Williams indicates a UAW strike is unlikely next year. He describes strikes as a failure of the bargaining process and a hardship on the union's members.
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