UAW Goes On Strike Against GM

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The UAW has called for the first nationwide strike against General Motors since 1976, after negotiations between them and the company broke down. The big issue for the UAW was one of “job security, which GM would not commit to.

“It was going to be General Motors’ way at the expense of the workers,” Gettelfinger said at a news conference. “The company walked right up to the deadline like they really didn’t care.”

Gettelfinger added that the union and GM’s management would return to the table Monday.

Workers walked off the job and began picketing Monday outside GM plants after the late morning UAW strike deadline passed. The UAW has 73,000 members who work for GM at 82 U.S. facilities, including assembly and parts plants and warehouses.

GM has been fighting hard to get retiree health benefits reduced.

What the exact outcome of the strike is is unknown. But it’s safe to say it will be damaging to both the workers and GM.

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