GM's offer to UAW would add lower-paying jobs: AP source

Tom Krisher, The Associated PressDETROIT -- A General Motors offer to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities includes $2 billion from joint ventures and suppliers for new plants that would pay workers less than the top union wage, a person briefed on the matter said.

The $2 billion investment from entities other than GM is important because those factories would not be run as typical GM plants. Although workers at those facilities would be represented by the UAW, they would be paid far less than the full UAW wage of about $30 per hour, said the person, who requested anonymity because details of contract talks are confidential. The union wants to add jobs that pay the top UAW wage.

The person said union negotiators were disappointed after the company briefed them on details Wednesday. Further details were not available. Releasing the offer just before the strike started at midnight Monday was designed to turn up the heat on union bargainers, who until then had said the company's response to union proposals had been slow. UAW Vice-President Terry Dittes, the top negotiator with GM, told the company that if the offer had been made earlier, the strike could have been averted.

No need for overpaid entitled union workers in the modern age. The are just protecting the lazy and old. Open up the competition for the best to get hired and paid the most. Common sense. Bust these unions, toss their members out to the curb.

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