TattooTom
2009-06-07 00:53:21
UAW agrees to suspend GM job banks on Feb 2
by Jonathon Ramsey on Jan 28th 2009 at 3:22PM
The UAW idled Chrysler’s jobs bank earlier this week, and as of February 2, the UAW and General Motors will shut down the job bank it also maintains for its workers. GM is paying the 1,600 workers currently in the system 85% of their on-the-job wages. As of February 3, they will receive a measure of supplemental pay from GM and can apply for unemployment, the total of which should come to 72% of their former pay. The move potentially leaves Ford’s jobs bank as the only one left running, but Ford has yet to comment on its status.
