(Washington) General Motors' 46,000 employees are called to strike in the United States from midnight on Sunday, to influence negotiations currently deadlocked over a new collective agreement, said the powerful United Auto Workers union .
"Union leaders across the country gathered Sunday morning after the General Motors 2015 collective bargaining agreement expires on Saturday night, and have chosen to go on strike at midnight on Sunday," the UAW union said. in a statement.
Launched in July, negotiations are currently at a standstill.
The union is demanding wage increases, better health coverage and job security guarantees, UAW Vice President Terry Dittes told reporters after the meeting in Detroit.
According to Wall Street JournalThis is the first strike of this magnitude in the company for more than a decade.
"Our members have spoken, we have taken action; and it's a decision we do not take lightly, "said Ted Krumm, the union leader at the head of the negotiating committee quoted in the statement.
The union demands that General Motors "recognize the contributions and sacrifices UAW members within the company have made to create a profitable and healthy industry."
The decision of the strike was taken "the day after the notification (…) to the management of General Motors that the union would not agree to extend the collective agreement", is it detailed in the release.
Also negotiating with Ford and Chrysler, the union reached an agreement Friday in these two groups.
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