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GM FROMD1 Restructuringplanjoltsautoworkers lystJohnCasesasaidinanoteto nouncedrestructuringplanis onlythefirststepinthelongpro- Therestructuringpitsthe unionsagainsthigh-poweredin- vestorssuchasbillionaireKirk ofGMandmayseekaseaton moredramaticchange. Theannouncementcamea fewweeksaftertheUnitedAuto Workersunionagreedtohigher paymentsbyworkersandretir- eesforhealthcaretohelpstem askinghourlyworkersforwage cutsofupto60percentaspartof itsrestructuringinbankruptcy leadtoastrike. UAWPresidentRonGettel- wasespeciallyhurtfulafterthe uniononlyrecentlyhadagreedto thehealthcareconcessions. andtheworkingrelationship thingthatwehavedoneforour jobsecurityseemstobefor dayduringaninterviewonradio stationWJRinDetroit. alsowarnedthatitsnegotiations withGMwillbefarmorediffi- cultin2007.GMneedstheunion toagreetotheplantclosuressoit cancompleteitsrestructuring deal.

TheUAWandfiveother unionsthatrepresentworkersat Delphialsohavebandedtogether tofightwagecuts.Already,Del- phihasincreasedtheamountitis offeringtohourlyworkersinne- gotiations. Hargrovejustfinishednegoti- atinganewcontractwithGM thatallowstheautomakertogive meagerwageincreasesandcut Hesaidhewastotallyunpre- andreduceshiftsatanother.The Oshawaplantswereamongthe mostproductiveinNorthAmeri- calastyear. wouldyoushootyourbest sionswerefairandwerebased onthelifespanofvariousprod- uctsandthestateoffacilities, amongotherreasons. Unionsalsoarefacingpressure fromnonunionrivalssuchas ToyotaMotorCorp.whoare openingmanufacturingplantsin NorthAmerica. LOHR FROMD1 ChargemustbereviewedbyEEOC andolderareprotectedfromdis- discriminationisunintentional.

TheEEOCisthefederalagency responsibleforinvestigatingalle- gationsofdiscriminationinthe workplace.Individualsalleging discriminationcansueinfederal submittedandreviewedbythe EEOC. workerscanseekprotectionifan hadanadverseimpactonthem. Thiscanbeeasierthanproving theemployerhadanintenttodis- criminate. couldbedifficultifanemployer canshowthatthemoveswere basedonreasonablefactorsother theTeamstersmembersremain forceLohrtoagreetoanewcon- tractandreturnthemtotheir jobs. Untilthestrikeisresolved, cottLohr-distributedbeerwithin thecitylimits.Thestrikedoesn’t includeA-BwholesalersinSt.

LouisCountyorothercounties surroundingthecity. alsoareaskinglocalunionsto tryingtogetmoneyforheating Giamancosaid. Becausethebeermarketissea- derpressuretosettlethedispute duringtheslowerwintermonths, sofinancialsupportnowiscritical Akeyreasonforthestrikewas missionstructurethatwouldpay driversless.Thenewratewould paydriversonlyhalfoftheircom- whichaccountswouldgetthe lowerrate. TheTeamstersareworriedthat Lohrwillimposethelowerrate incomesgreatly. 314-340-8330.