The strike between General Motors and the United Auto Workers that sent 50,000 individuals out on the picket lines is unlikely to be over anytime soon.
“Our goal remains to reach an agreement that builds a strong future for our employees and our business,” it said.
“I think the union leadership wanted a strike because they’re under attack, and when you feel like you could be losing your grip on power the age-old tactic is to go to war,” Gordon said. Workers will get $250-a-week in strike pay, which is far less than the top production pay of $30-an-hour, or $1,200-a-week, he said.
“They gave up holidays, made concessions on wages and other things to save the company,” Dziczek said of the UAW. “Since then, there has been 10 very profitable years. It is hard for the company to plead poverty because they have been posting healthy profits.”
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