While striking workers at General Motors Co's U.S. auto plants continue wal...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - - While striking workers at General Motors Co’s U.S. auto plants continue walking picket lines for a third week to demand better pay and benefits, the financial pressure has mounted for union members like Frank Lee.
“Until yesterday, I was negative in my bank account,” said Lee. “I called the bank to try and stop an insurance payment from coming out. I failed to do that; it was too late.” GM and the UAW said they traded what were described as comprehensive proposals on Tuesday. The union rejected GM’s plan, saying it fell short on wages, healthcare, job security and the treatment of temporary workers, which has become a central issue for the UAW.
Lee has called his credit card providers, explaining that paying rent and buying groceries would need to take priority. At the bargaining tables in Detroit, the issue of how temporary employees are treated is based on the union’s principle that workers at the same plant should get similar wages for similar work.
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