Chrysler and the UAW - today or bust

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Today is the day for UAW rank and file to vote on approving the concessions hammered out with Chrysler.

Along with a number of benefit cuts, allowing suppliers to assemble in Chrysler factories, and a few other things, the new agreement also bans strikes by the UAW for a period of 3-5 years.

It seems there is someone higher-up in the UAW who realizes that all the jobs will simply be lost if they dont make concessions (well... other than the fact that the socialist state of America would not let that happen, and would probably nationalize the operation.) The vote is today, and it is likely to be close.

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