Main issues in UAW-GM labor talks narrow to wages, pensions
The U.S. strike by the United Auto Workers union against General Motors is nearing three weeks.
United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit.nears three weeks, the main remaining issues in the negotiations have narrowed to wages and pensions, a person familiar with the talks said on Saturday. One of the major remaining issues includes the UAW's desire to reduce the time it takes newer hires to earn the top wage scale of about $31 an hour from the current eight-year period, said the source, who asked not to be identified because the talks are ongoing.
The UAW said late Friday it had made "good progress" in the negotiations on such issues as health care and the status of temporary workers.
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