UAW, American Axle top leaders to meet on Monday

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Reuters

DETROIT (Reuters) - Top leaders of The United Auto Workers and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc (AXL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) are to meet on Monday for the first time in months in what may be a positive development toward ending the union's nearly six-week-old U.S. strike against the auto parts supplier.

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and American Axle Chief Executive Dick Dauch have not met since negotiations opened in December.

About 3,650 UAW workers at American Axle have been on strike, hampering production at the parts maker and its main customer, General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), where some 30 plants have been idled or partly idled.

American Axle spokeswoman Renee Rogers confirmed that Dauch and Gettelfinger would meet, but provided no other details. A union representative could not be reached for comment.

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