Hawkyfan99
09-24-2007, 08:15 AM
'm not sure if many of you will have any interest in this or not, but this is going to be a big day for the American economy.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...DATE/709240401
The United Auto Workers plans to strike at 11 a.m. today if a deal has not been reached with General Motors Corp. by then, the union told its members late Sunday.
Nine days have passed since the UAW's contract with GM expired and though the two sides have been negotiating every day since, they have been unable to agree on a deal. The new deadline comes two days after UAW President Ron Gettelfinger sent a letter to members saying the union hoped to avoid a walkout.
In a statement sent around 1:30 a.m., Gettelfinger said he is "shocked and disappointed" in GM and that the automaker has failed to recognize recent sacrifices made by the union.
Many of us have felt that this day was coming (though I'll admit to being surprised that it didn't happen with Delphi first). The company is demanding to bring their operational costs in line with their competition and the union is trying to protect what they've fought for over the course of decades (job security, et al).
It looks like 11:00 EST is when a landscape altering sequence of events will come about, where the company and the union can no longer ignore the woes of today's marketplace.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...DATE/709240401
The United Auto Workers plans to strike at 11 a.m. today if a deal has not been reached with General Motors Corp. by then, the union told its members late Sunday.
Nine days have passed since the UAW's contract with GM expired and though the two sides have been negotiating every day since, they have been unable to agree on a deal. The new deadline comes two days after UAW President Ron Gettelfinger sent a letter to members saying the union hoped to avoid a walkout.
In a statement sent around 1:30 a.m., Gettelfinger said he is "shocked and disappointed" in GM and that the automaker has failed to recognize recent sacrifices made by the union.
Many of us have felt that this day was coming (though I'll admit to being surprised that it didn't happen with Delphi first). The company is demanding to bring their operational costs in line with their competition and the union is trying to protect what they've fought for over the course of decades (job security, et al).
It looks like 11:00 EST is when a landscape altering sequence of events will come about, where the company and the union can no longer ignore the woes of today's marketplace.