Sources: UAW, GM negotiators gettting closer

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Source: MSNBC.com

DETROIT - Bargainers for the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. on Tuesday night were close to reaching a contract agreement that would end a nationwide strike by 73,000 workers, two people who were briefed on the talks said.

Negotiators began work Tuesday morning and were talking into the night in an effort to halt the strike, which started at 11 a.m. Monday at about 80 GM facilities across the country.

Both of the people requested anonymity because the talks are private. One said negotiating teams were working out “small details,” while the other said that work was almost wrapped up on an innovative plan for the company to pay the union to form a trust and take over responsibility for retiree health care.

But Tuesday night, picketers remained at the GM factories and other facilities, although several industry analysts said they expected the walkout to be short.

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[WildEyedLiberal]

1. I really hope the unions get the backbone of what they're asking for

And that GM doesn't just run roughshod over their demands in order to "settle this quickly." I unfortunately know from experience that some union leaders would rather just end a conflict than stick to their guns and demand that the employer's promises be kept; I hope that these workers get their fair share.