Tell the President: GM Can’t Use Taxpayer Money to Ship U.S. Jobs Overseas [View All]

[billyoc]

General Motors Corp.—which has received some $15.6 billion in federal bailout funds and is asking for another $11.6 billion—plans to use some of that taxpayer money to close 16 U.S. manufacturing plants and increase the number of vehicles made in Mexico, China, Korea and Japan for sale in the United States.

The UAW is asking its members and supporters to send a message to President Obama and to the auto task force that will have to approve GM’s restructuring plan, asking both to

stand up for the interests of American workers and retirees.

GM has until the end of May to submit its restructuring plans and is in negotiations with the UAW, the auto task force, bond holders, lenders and others with a stake in the company’s future.

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http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/05/18/tell-the-president-gm-cant-use-taxpayer-money-to-ship-us-jobs-overseas/