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UAW Sets Chrysler Strike Deadline

Union names Wednesday deadline as Chrysler talks intensify, may near deal

By Lucas Laursen,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 8, 2007 7:34 AM CDT
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(Newser) – The United Auto Workers turned up the heat on Chrysler over the weekend, threatening to  strike if contract talks are not settled by Wednesday. The deadline may mean a deal is close and the UAW wants to push for a resolution of last issues, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The UAW is said to be looking for a contract similar to the agreement reached with GM, which included shifting health care costs to a union-run trust and job guarantees at some US plants. But privately owned Chrysler may be less willing to make promises about future employment, with an eye to moving some production to lower-cost markets. And it doesn't have GM's deep pockets to use to fund heath care liabilities.

Chrysler LLC chairman and chief executive Robert Nardelli, right, talks with members of the press corps during an Automotive Press Association luncheon at Detroit Athletic Club on Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 in Detroit. Chrysler's new Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli said Friday he plans to keep the automaker's three brands...
Chrysler LLC chairman and chief executive Robert Nardelli, right, talks with members of the press corps during an Automotive Press Association luncheon at Detroit Athletic Club on Friday, Sept. 7, 2007...   (Associated Press)
A 2007 Chrysler 300 is offered for sale at the Star Chrysler Jeep dealership in Glendale, Calif., Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 that its second-quarter profit fell 14 percent, even as the Chrysler division and financial services business that it has sold to...
A 2007 Chrysler 300 is offered for sale at the Star Chrysler Jeep dealership in Glendale, Calif., Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 that its second-quarter...   (Associated Press)
Unsold 2007 PT Cruisers sit at a Chrysler-Jeep dealership in the east Denver suburb of Aurora, Colo., on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007. Major automakers are scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007 to report August sales, which some analysts expect to decline because of sluggish consumer spending, higher gasoline prices and weakness...
Unsold 2007 PT Cruisers sit at a Chrysler-Jeep dealership in the east Denver suburb of Aurora, Colo., on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007. Major automakers are scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007 to report August sales,...   (Associated Press)
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger addresses the media at a news conference at the UAW Solidarity House to announce an agreement with General Motors was reached in Detroit, early Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. The UAW and GM said Wednesday they have reached a tentative contract agreement that ends a...
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger addresses the media at a news conference at the UAW Solidarity House to announce an agreement with General Motors was reached in Detroit, early Wednesday,...   (Associated Press)
Chrysler LLC chairman and chief executive Robert Nardelli answers questions from the press corps during an Automotive Press Association luncheon at Detroit Athletic Club on Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 in Detroit. Chrysler's new Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli said Friday he plans to keep the automaker's three brands but could...
Chrysler LLC chairman and chief executive Robert Nardelli answers questions from the press corps during an Automotive Press Association luncheon at Detroit Athletic Club on Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 in Detroit....   (Associated Press)
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