General Motors Briefing Citation ABC News : General motors no longer paying for striking worker’s health insurance as negotiations enter third day. By Catherine thorbecke Facts General motors assembly workers picket outside the general motors bowling green plant during the united auto workers (UAW) national strike in bowling green, Kentucky, September 17th, 2019. Mary Key Henry, the president of the service employee’s international union which represents more than 2 million members slammed the news in a statement calling it “heartless and unconscionable” Issue General motors is taking away health insurance and this can be an issue because these actions can put peoples lives at risk, from the factory worker who needs treatment for their asthma to the child who relies on their parents’ insurance for chemotherapy. Union leaders argued that GM workers deserved a bigger slice of the company’s recorded profits which say they have totaled $35 billion in north America over the last three years. The union members are calling for higher wages, retention of a health insurance plan in which workers pay about 4% of the costs, an improves pension plan and insurance that the makes of Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet will not close four plans in Maryland, Ohio, and Michigan Decision Negotiations remain at a stalemate, some of the front lines say they hope for a swift resolution. Machinist Clarence Trniity who was picketing at a GM factoyy in Detroit suburb told the press that he couldn’t see this lasting too long because both sides are loosing bad Reason GM made a statement saying that strikes can be difficult and disruptive to families. While on strike, some benefits shift to being funded by the unions strike fund, and in this case hourly employees are eligible for union-paid COBRA so their health care benefits can continue”.
