GM In No Hurry To Talk To Opel Unions

With GM wanting to have a turn-around plan for its money-losing Opel division in a couple of months by summer, one would think there is at least some sense of urgency. Opel's workers thought the same – until management rebuffed repeated attempts to sit down and talk. Opel labor leader Wolfgang Schaefer-Klug said management was not being "responsible" by rejecting the repeated efforts for negotiations, Reuters reports. The European employee forum of General Motors says speculation on the future of GM's European sites has damaged the image of Opel and Vauxhall: "It is especially the case that employees in all European sites suffer insecurity from this speculation. Potential customers are furthermore made insecure in the already difficult economic environment." Workers' representatives have asked the boards of GM and Opel for discussions, but talks were rejected, the statement says. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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