Trouble in last-gasp GM talks
Eleventh-hour negotiations between General Motors and auto workers in Canada hit a snag Sunday, labor officials said.
"We don't have an agreement right now. But there is a disagreement between GM Canada and the CAW, and the federal governement," said Shannon Devine, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Auto Workers.
She was not expecting an agreement imminently. "Definitely not tonight (Sunday into Monday), Devine said.
Ottawa gave the ailing US car company and the union until May 15 to renegotiate a labor contract deemed critical to GM's survival, or risk losing a bailout of up to three billion Canadian dollars (2.5 billion US).
"We're still working on it, but it could take a couple more days because of these latest complications," Devine said.
CAW President Ken Lewenza said in a statement earlier that talks would proceed Sunday after "progress" was made on important points, although many issues remained "unresolved.”
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