Tens of thousands of GM auto workers go on strike

The strike began at 11:59 p.m. ET., with as many as 50,000 United Auto Workers at dozens of facilities from Michigan to Texas expected to participate.that negotiations would resume on Monday morning, even as the strike went forward.

In a letter to members on Saturday night, the union’s vice president, Terry Dittes, said that negotiators still hadn’t been able to agree on wages, health care benefits, temporary workers, job security and profit sharing.During a press briefing on Sunday morning, Dittes called the decision to strike a “last resort.”

General Motors called the walk-off “disappointing,” saying in a statement that it put forward a"fair offer" that included “best in class wages” and “nationally leading health care benefits.” Flint, Michigan, resident Dorrit Madison demonstrates outside the Flint Assembly Plant on Sunday. A two-day strike in 2007 cost GM more than $600 million.Roughly 200 local union leaders voted unanimously to support the strike, Rothenberg said earlier.

The move could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. A two-day strike in 2007 — the last time the UAW called such a work stoppage — cost General Motors more than $600 million.:"Here we go again with General Motors and the United Auto Workers. Get together and make a deal!"

Fire them all!

General Motors makes terrible cars, they all should be fired.

The greedy get greedier. they are already making $10 p/hour ($60) more than auto worker in other factories and the have the lowest health care costs of any other UAW workers. toogreedy

50,000 auto workers go on strike and... 1 machine could ultimate replace them all!?!

They may just be tired from all that winning

solidarity

You love to see it know your power, shut it down!!!

average pay for those workers is 90k BEFORE benefits lol no wonder usa can't compete and that's 90k for a factory job on an assembly line, greed, advertise 50k job openings at just 45k a year and see how many applicants you get GM

DNC trying desperately to hurt the economy before the 2020 election.

they'll all be replaced by robots soon ... just keep striking! 🤔

steveking_ Jesus.....they got their ass bailed out...by the rules of capitalism every American car company except Ford should be nonexistent. Can't believe they came out with electric vehicles 10 years prior to the Prius and silently destroyed them

SUPPORT THE STRIKE.

It’s cheaper to buy cars build off shore.

GeneralStrike lets join them until Trump and Kavanaugh are in prison. Replace Kavanaugh with MerrickGarland

GM Corporate policy is indicative of a Drumpf Administration.

A whole lot of red bots in here. Say hi to mother Russia.

This is why plants move to Mexico! 🤦‍♂️. Unions suck!

GM has made billions over the past few years, their management and shareholders are thrilled. Hopefully when they meet with union reps. they will show their appreciation for the work the union members did by resolving any contract disputes.

I have bought Toyota vehicles for years, exclusively, because they do not employee UAW members.

Those UAW thugs should be glad they re working. I bought a Gremlin in '73 with the upholstery screws loose in the bac k, just M

And on who’s side will trump come out for? Or should that even be a question?

GREAT PUT GM OUT OF BUSINESS....UNIONS ALONG WITH DEM POLITICIANS . IS WHY DETROIT IS A $!+ HOLE

GM makes pretty crappy products....the timing of this strike couldn’t have been worse. People don’t need any additional reasons to stay away from GM products.

You are playing with fire 🔥 when the us and worldwide economics are on slowdown.

Looks like Black Monday may be coming a little sooner.

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What a bad idea

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