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UAW sues GM over use of temporary workers at Indiana plant
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 3, 2019 / 12:01 PM / UPDATED 10 MINUTES AGO
UAW sues GM over use of temporary workers at Indiana plant
Ben Klayman
3 MIN READ
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union sued General Motors Co (GM.N) in federal court on Thursday, claiming the automaker’s use of temporary workers at a plant in Indiana violates its labor deal and escalating a fight over GM’s plans to possibly close U.S. factories.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Ohio, was the union’s first counter-move to GM’s decision in late November to put five North American factories on notice for closure. The decision, which affects four U.S. plants including one in Warren, Ohio, drew the condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump and members of Congress.
The UAW, which will negotiate a new national labor deal with GM this year, had vowed at the time that it would fight the cuts.
The union said there are about 1,000 laid-off hourly employees that have the right to transfer to plants with openings, including almost 700 at the Lordstown plant in Ohio. GM is employing temporary workers at its Fort Wayne Assembly plant rather than transferring workers, the UAW said.
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UAW sues GM over use of temporary workers at Indiana plant
Ben Klayman
3 MIN READ
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union sued General Motors Co (GM.N) in federal court on Thursday, claiming the automaker’s use of temporary workers at a plant in Indiana violates its labor deal and escalating a fight over GM’s plans to possibly close U.S. factories.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Ohio, was the union’s first counter-move to GM’s decision in late November to put five North American factories on notice for closure. The decision, which affects four U.S. plants including one in Warren, Ohio, drew the condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump and members of Congress.
The UAW, which will negotiate a new national labor deal with GM this year, had vowed at the time that it would fight the cuts.
The union said there are about 1,000 laid-off hourly employees that have the right to transfer to plants with openings, including almost 700 at the Lordstown plant in Ohio. GM is employing temporary workers at its Fort Wayne Assembly plant rather than transferring workers, the UAW said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gm-uaw-lawsuit/uaw-sues-gm-over-use-of-temporary-workers-at-indiana-plant-idUSKCN1OX1F2
