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UAW begin picketing GM

Strike deadline comes without word of a contract agreement as 73,000 United Auto Workers union members reportedly start strike; talks said to continue.
By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer
September 24 2007: 11:11 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The United Auto Workers union started picketing General Motors facilities at 11 a.m. ET Monday as the nation's largest automaker was apparently hit by a strike by 73,000 UAW members.

But negotiations were reported to be continuing, following nine days of extended talks that culminating in an all-night negotiating session right up to, and past, the deadline.

The previous contract between GM (Charts, Fortune 500) and the UAW had expired on Sept. 14, but UAW members stayed on the job at the nation's No. 1 automaker as negotiators tried to reach agreement on what is expected to be a groundbreaking agreement.

But late Sunday night, the union set an 11 a.m. ET strike deadline and issued a statement Monday saying that management had been unwilling to address the unions' key concerns on job security for the members at GM.

More at link... http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/news/companies/gm_uaw_strikedeadline/index.htm?postversion=2007092411