UAW Sets Midnight Deadline for GM Tentative Deal
11:59 p.m. Sunday.
That’s when the union said Saturday that their contract with General Motors will be terminated and they should be looking at a tentative deal outlining their labor conditions for the next four years.
The contract between the UAW and GM originally expired Sept. 14, but was extended as the UAW targeted Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to set the tone for the rest of the contract negotiations.
“We are working with them to address the issues and remain committed to obtaining an agreement that is good for employees and the business,” GM said.
While no strike has been threatened, workers at GM’s Fort Wayne, Indiana truck plant are ready to hit the picket line, said Brian Hartman, president of Fort Wayne’s UAW local.
The union represents 52,600 workers at GM, reported Automotive News.
Last week, the UAW announced GM would be the next target for negotiations, leaving Ford last.
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HDC ...... If a robot blows a hydraulic line, you looking at stopped assembly line. The trades will get on it , pretty fast. Sometimes, though $hit happens , could be 45 mins, maybe more. If a worker drops dead ( I've seen it twice) .....within 5 mins , were up and running.
Oh .....I'm still here HDC ! ......I'm more of a lurker , these days, but I do read most of the comments. I've been out of the plant for nearly 7 years now. I'm sure that the automation of today, is far more advanced , than it was in my day. However I think I'm confident in saying , that if was possible to fully "automate " an assembly plant., somebody would be doing it.
NASA demonstrated close to 60 years ago that, with enough repetitive training and appropriate reinforcement (both positive and negative), chimpanzees could be adapted to perform complex tasks onboard a Mercury space capsule. The so-called "skilled workers" of the UAW are not as far removed from this scenario as they would like everyone to believe.
Chimpanzees .......? Nice ...real classy . ..On that happy note, I'm outa here.