GM strike: auto workers accept `sacrifice´ to fight management `greed´
(The Guardian Mexico)

United Auto Workers called a strike on Sunday for the first time in over a decade as contract negotiations reached an impasseUncertainty, apprehension and stress were the words people picketing General Motors workers at the car company´s sprawling Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant used to describe day one of their strike.If the strike by United Auto Workers (UAW) members drags on, they could soon end up earning just $250 per week, and there´s fear about what that could mean for their families. But picketers who spoke with the Guardian say they´re also certain about their mission, and accept the need to `sacrifice` while standing up to what line worker James Cotton called `flat out greed` on management´s part.We´re fighting for all American workers Continue reading...