in a webcast that the UAW’s latest counteroffer is still too expensive. She compared GM’s labor costs of $67 an hour including benefits to $45 paid by electric-vehicle rival Tesla Inc.
“All of this is made on our backs. We helped the companies stay afloat, now it’s time they scratch our backs,” Crowell said. For the past week, Arlington and thousands of other plant workers have been working under an expired agreement.could cause losses of $414.6 million in gross product to the U.S. economy.“Losses would be concentrated in the states where the facilities are located, but harms would spread across the country and involve a large spectrum of industries,” the group said. “Strikes involve substantial costs for the companies involved, their suppliers, and the economy as a whole.