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GM, Autoworkers Union Reach Tentative Deal That Could End Strike

Associated Press

   DETROIT, MICHIGAN - The United Auto Workers and General Motors have
   reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a monthlong
   strike that brought the automaker's U.S. factories to a standstill.

   The deal was hammered out Wednesday but it won't immediately end the
   strike by more than 49,000 workers. They're likely to stay on the
   picket lines at least a few more days until union committees vote on
   the deal. The entire membership also must vote.

   Details of the four-year agreement have yet to be released.

   Workers left their jobs early Sept. 16. They wanted a bigger share of
   GM's profits, job security and a path to permanent jobs for temporary
   workers.

   The company wanted to reduce labor costs so they're closer to U.S.
   factories run by foreign automakers.

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