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online.wsj.com - 12/4/2008

UAW Gives Concessions to Big Three

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Associated Press United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger, left, speaks at a news conference during a break in a meeting of union leaders.

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heritage.org - 12/9/2008

UAW Workers Actually Cost the Big Three Automakers $70 an Hour

— heritage.org — Some observers argue that the $70/hour figure includes the cost of benefits paid to current retirees as... well as wages and benefits paid to current workers and that the actual hourly earnings of current UAW members are much lower. This is a mistaken ... (more) UAW Workers Actually Cost the Big Three Automakers $70 ...

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nytimes.com - 12/4/2008

U.A.W. Makes Concessions in Bid to Help Automakers

— nytimes.com — The surprise move by the United Automobile Workers could be critical in helping the auto industry secure... $34 billion in federal aid. > (more) U.A.W. Makes Concessions in Bid to Help Automakers

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washingtonpost.com - 12/4/2008

As Hearings Resume, UAW Offers Concessions

— washingtonpost.com — Urging an Auto Bailout, Union Retreats on Terms Of Health Care, Jobs Bank Washington Post Staff Writer... Thursday, December 4, 2008; 6:49 AM (more) As Hearings Resume, UAW Offers Concessions

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UAW Will Run Pro-Bailout Ads, Suspend Jobs Bank
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] Back against the wall, the UAW has announced that it is willing to renegotiate its contracts with the Big Three. That apparently includes letting go of the jobs bank: As for the jobs bank program, which provides many laid-off workers with most of their pay and benefits, Mr. Gettelfinger said the program has shrunk dramatically, but remains a "lightning rod" for critics of the domestic auto industry. "Jobs bank has become a sound byte that people use to beat us up," he said. GM and Ford have reduced their jobs banks by nearly 80,000 workers in recent years. The Detroit Three ...

Hugh Hewitt: Should the GOP Bargain On The Bailout?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — If the GOP's leadership in the Senate calculates that it must go along with the bailout of the Big Three because of the overall weakness in the economy, I hope they at least bargain for some concession such as a giant tax restructuring for Michigan and Ohio, a demonstration project on the economic effects of tax reform. If the UAW and industry supporters are going to succeed in opening a fiscal lifeline to Detroit , couldn't the GOP at least demand that all of Michigan and Ohio provide a demonstration of what a lower corporate tax rate can mean for an economy. ...

Hugh Hewitt: Should the GOP Bargain On The Bailout?
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — If the GOP's leadership in the Senate calculates that it must go along with the bailout of the Big Three because of the overall weakness in the economy, I hope they at least bargain for some concession such as a giant tax restructuring for Michigan and Ohio, a demonstration project on the economic effects of tax reform. If the UAW and industry supporters are going to succeed in opening a fiscal lifeline to Detroit , couldn't the GOP at least demand that all of Michigan and Ohio provide a demonstration of what a lower corporate tax rate can mean for an economy. ...