Whether they have decades of experience on the assembly line or were hired only months ago, many workers who walked off the job at GM plants last week said they were striking for the same reasons.
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As the UAW strike against GM nears a second week, the issues in dispute are similar to those that sparked walkouts in the past: health care, wages and the company’s commitment to invest in U.S. operations.
The automaker was prepared to build batteries in an Ohio town that’s been sweating the prospect that an manufacturing era will come to an end. But there was a catch. GM and a battery supplier would offer wages similar to what the company pays non-assembly workers who top out at $17 an hour.