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11 February, 2001UAW leaders have written letters in support of the workers at GM's Luton plant.
USA: Stephen P. Yokich, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), and Richard Shoemaker, UAW vice-president, have in letters to three trade unions in Great Britain expressed their strong support for the workers at GM's Luton plant. Shoemaker is responsible for the UAW's contacts with General Motors.
According to the letters, the successful rallies in Luton and across Europe in recent weeks have been an inspiring demonstration of the unity of the unions at Luton, in the UK labour movement, and in the GM European Works Council.
They write: "The UAW supports the determination of workers at GM's Luton plant to preserve their jobs and the jobs of thousands of other autoworkers in the UK and throughout Europe. GM must not be allowed to violate commitments made or obligations to provide information and consult with its workforce before it makes decisions that affect them... You can count on the solidarity of the UAW in the fight to win a just and fair solution for the workers at Luton," ends the letter.
According to the letters, the successful rallies in Luton and across Europe in recent weeks have been an inspiring demonstration of the unity of the unions at Luton, in the UK labour movement, and in the GM European Works Council.
They write: "The UAW supports the determination of workers at GM's Luton plant to preserve their jobs and the jobs of thousands of other autoworkers in the UK and throughout Europe. GM must not be allowed to violate commitments made or obligations to provide information and consult with its workforce before it makes decisions that affect them... You can count on the solidarity of the UAW in the fight to win a just and fair solution for the workers at Luton," ends the letter.