'Little progress' in talks with automakers: CAW

Sep 05, 2012 | 03:31 PM | Michael Cowden

Tags  CAW, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, labor negotiations, strike deadline, Michael Cowden

CHICAGO — Negotiations between the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union and Detroit’s Big Three automakers appear to have hit a roadblock as a Sept. 17 strike deadline approaches, the union said Wednesday.

The union said that it has begun preparations for a strike in light of what it called a coordinated effort to cut costs by Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, Mich.; Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich.; and General Motors Co., Detroit.....





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