Wednesday, September 26, 2007

GM’s Arlington plant to re-open after UAW recesses strike

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ARLINGTON — According to the United Auto Workers, UAW negotiators reached a tentative agreement with General Motors at 3:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26.

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The plants' 2,700 workers can now get back to making top-notch American automobiles

The strike by union members was recessed at 4 a.m., and workers will report for work beginning with second shift today. That includes the 2,700 workers at GM's plant in Arlington.

“We’re proud of this tentative agreement and we look forward to getting into the field and discussing it with our membership,” UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said.

The UAW International Executive Board and the UAW GM National Negotiating Committee -- made up of elected representatives from UAW GM locations throughout the country -- have unanimously recommended ratification of the agreement.

“We reached this agreement because of the extraordinary solidarity of our membership, and through a tremendous amount of hard work by the committee they elected to negotiate a new contract,” said UAW Vice President Cal Rapson, director of the union’s GM Department.

Details of the agreement are being withheld pending ratification, although it appears GM caved into the union's demand for a separately-managed pension system.

Source: UAW

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