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To: Bert Klimer who wrote (87)	7/13/1998 12:52:00 PM
From: Zhivago	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543

I think at a minimum GM will begin building duplicate parts( to those run at the striking Flint facilities) at some of it's non u.s. facilities and then begin to reopen and run some select Lines and plants in the U.S. using those parts. This will be a major battle and if GM wins the Flint plants could possibly remain idle forever. Other than the formation of the UAW to begin with, this could be the most important strike of this century.

To: Bert Klimer who wrote (87)	7/13/1998 11:49:00 PM
From: j lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543

>>What was that that Caterpillar did with their striking workers? Do you think GM could do the same and shut the UAW out of their plants? << I think that if management tried to do that, the quality of the cars would drop to the quality of GM vehicles of the 1970s. Also, the midwest is the largest GM market. I do not think that the average consumer is going to accept a management lock-out of any length. And they are not going to accept replacement workers. Right now, in northern Ohio, management is winning the PR battle. Its hard to accept for a lot of people to have sympathy for production workers making $69K with a $27K benefits package. Using replacement workers would galvinize support for the unions.