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http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071005/UPDATE/710050421
Romulus engine plant workers reject GM-UAW deal
Sharon Terlep / The Detroit NewsOctober 5, 2007
Workers at a UAW local in Romulus have rejected the union's tentative agreement with General Motors Corp. - despite the contract's promise to keep work at their plant.
About 1,100 of the 1,400 workers at GM's Romulus engine plant voted on the deal and just more than half said no.
Local 163 President Larry Long said he was surprised his members voted down the deal, which was struck between the United Auto Workers and GM leadership the early morning hours of Sept. 26."I can't pinpoint exactly what it was," he said.
"Sometimes people look at something and see how it's going to affect them."
The agreement includes guarantees from GM to keep many of its plants open. The Romulus plant was among those promised work.
Workers at a powertrain facility in Massena, N.Y. that will be shuttered in December voted down the deal on Wednesday.
The UAW is giving locals representing its 73,000 members who work at GM until Oct. 10 to vote on the deal. More than 60 percent of votes that had been cast by Friday morning were in favor of the deal.
Locals representing about one-third of GM's UAW-represented workers have reported results so far.At least six locals will vote today. |
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Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:48 pm |
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last time here
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GM is probably breaking ground as we speak on an engine plant in china...
wow!!! a GM Sierra with red lead paint!!!
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Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:42 pm |
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Ahhh...the proverbial middle finger. But is it pointed at GM management or UAW management? |
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Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:22 pm |
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