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GM stops paying for health insurance for striking union workers; talks continue
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 / 11:20 AM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
GM stops paying for health insurance for striking union workers; talks continue
Bryan Woolston
5 MIN READ
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Reuters) - General Motors Co shifted health insurance costs for its striking workers to the United Auto Workers union as its members walked the picket line for the second day on Tuesday.
The UAW on Monday launched the first company-wide strike at GM in 12 years, saying negotiations toward a new national agreement covering about 48,000 hourly workers had hit an impasse.
This year’s talks between the union and GM, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) were expected to be tough, with thorny issues such as healthcare costs, profit-sharing and the use of temporary workers on the table.
The UAW said Tuesday that some progress had been made during talks. As of Tuesday evening, talks were still continuing among some committee-level bargaining groups but no deal was imminent, officials said. The strike has now surpassed the length of the nearly two-day 2007 GM work stoppage.
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GM stops paying for health insurance for striking union workers; talks continue
Bryan Woolston
5 MIN READ
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Reuters) - General Motors Co shifted health insurance costs for its striking workers to the United Auto Workers union as its members walked the picket line for the second day on Tuesday.
The UAW on Monday launched the first company-wide strike at GM in 12 years, saying negotiations toward a new national agreement covering about 48,000 hourly workers had hit an impasse.
This year’s talks between the union and GM, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) were expected to be tough, with thorny issues such as healthcare costs, profit-sharing and the use of temporary workers on the table.
The UAW said Tuesday that some progress had been made during talks. As of Tuesday evening, talks were still continuing among some committee-level bargaining groups but no deal was imminent, officials said. The strike has now surpassed the length of the nearly two-day 2007 GM work stoppage.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-labor/gm-stops-paying-for-health-insurance-for-striking-union-workers-talks-continue-idUSKBN1W21TW