Despite GM’s stepping in with $200 million in an effort to end the three-month old UAW worker strike at American Axle, talks are in a standstill. The supplier on Tuesday said talks with the UAW have been non-existent since Sunday, with issues stemming around health-care benefits and supplemental unemployment benefits.
“There are very few remaining issues separating the parties from reaching agreement,” the company said, according to an Automotive News report. The two bargaining parties made progress on numerous other issues over the weekend, says American Axle.
The UAW had asked for a signing bonus of $5,000 for each new worker and one-time buyouts that can total up to $140,000 for current employees to leave American Axle.
The 3,650-mployee strike has mainly affected GM’s full-size truck and SUV production, with a smaller effect on sedan sales.
