WNED-AM 970 News, April 7, 2008, Monday

WNED-AM 970 News

April 7, 2008, Monday

WNED-AM 970 News

UAW & American Axle Resume Talks

Mark Leitner

BUFFALO (2008-04-07) There is word from Detroit that the president of the U-A-W and the C-E-O of American Axle will be meeting Monday in a bid to reach a settlement.

Arthur Wheaton at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations in Buffalo says it would be in the best interests of both sides to come to an agreement. He says the walkout could further hurt auto sales.

"The cars that are selling...are going to be running out of parts in the next week or two," Wheaton said.

This is week six of the walkout.

More than 500 American Axle workers at plants in Cheektowaga and Tonawanda remain off the job, as do thousands
more at American Axle plants in Michigan.

The strike has also forced G-M to reduce production or shut down some plants altogether because of a shortage of parts.