Will the UAW Cut GM Some Slack?

摘要

GENERAL MOTORS CORP.has been swinging the budget ax a lot lately.The No.1 carmaker has demanded large price cuts from suppliers,helping drive some into bankruptcy.It has jacked up health costs for salaried workers and slashed thousands of their jobs.But its union workers and retirees have mostly gone unscathed.Its 460,000 unionized factory workers and retirees still have a top-dollar medical plan,and no one gets laid off without getting most of their pay indefinitely.