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10-10-2007, 11:32 AM
UAW strikes Chrysler
By David Barkholz
The United Auto Workers went on strike against Chrysler L.L.C. at 11 a.m. today after contract negotiations failed to reach a deal by the strike deadline.
The stoppage affects 49,000 UAW-represented hourly employees at 31 U.S. factories and technical centers. The strike also is expected to shut Chrysler’s Canadian plants within 24 hours as parts run dry.
Five U.S. assembly plants were not included in the strike because they have already been idled by the company, according to a source briefed on the situation.
Neither the UAW nor Chrysler has issued a statement about the situation.
Read the rest here (http://www.crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071010/REG/71010003/-1/newsletter05)
Well, that'll certainly help the crippled Michigan economy. Thanks, guys.
By David Barkholz
The United Auto Workers went on strike against Chrysler L.L.C. at 11 a.m. today after contract negotiations failed to reach a deal by the strike deadline.
The stoppage affects 49,000 UAW-represented hourly employees at 31 U.S. factories and technical centers. The strike also is expected to shut Chrysler’s Canadian plants within 24 hours as parts run dry.
Five U.S. assembly plants were not included in the strike because they have already been idled by the company, according to a source briefed on the situation.
Neither the UAW nor Chrysler has issued a statement about the situation.
Read the rest here (http://www.crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071010/REG/71010003/-1/newsletter05)
Well, that'll certainly help the crippled Michigan economy. Thanks, guys.