Whether GM workers are still blind to the “handwriting on the wall” or not, UAW is beginning to face the music. At a GM stamping plant in Indianapolis, a prospective buyer has demanded wage cuts from $29 an hour to $14.95, and although the workers say they are not interested, the UAW international is pushing for the concessions.
At a similar plant in Saginaw, MI, workers turned down a buy-down plan by a 3-1 vote in June. Immediately after, 50 skilled tradespeople and some production workers were laid off. When some additional health benefits were added to the buy-down offer, it passed the second time around by 3-1.
