NEW YORK — The United Auto Workers is urging members to lobby the Obama administration for support as the union continues negotiations with troubled automakers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC.
The UAW is facing the prospect of deeper wage and benefit cuts so that the automakers can satisfy the government's demands for more cost cuts and get more federal aid.
In an e-mail Monday, the union urged members to call the White House and "insist that workers and retirees must be treated in a fair and equitable manner in any restructuring plans."
Chrysler has until the end of April to arrange a tie-up with Italian automaker Fiat SpA and get deeper concessions from its debtholders and the UAW. GM has until June 1 to work out deals with its stakeholders.
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The UAW is facing the prospect of deeper wage and benefit cuts so that the automakers can satisfy the government's demands for more cost cuts and get more federal aid.
In an e-mail Monday, the union urged members to call the White House and "insist that workers and retirees must be treated in a fair and equitable manner in any restructuring plans."
Chrysler has until the end of April to arrange a tie-up with Italian automaker Fiat SpA and get deeper concessions from its debtholders and the UAW. GM has until June 1 to work out deals with its stakeholders.
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Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
