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UAW says recognizes union must make changes

DETROIT
Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:25pm EST
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Ron Gettelfinger (L) addresses the media as UAW Vice President General Holiefield listens at the UAW Solidarity House in Detroit, Michigan December 12, 2008. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said on Friday that the union recognizes it will have to make additional changes but it is premature to lay out the exact steps.

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Gettelfinger said he had discussions with General Motors Corp Chief Executive Rick Wagoner and Chrysler LLC President Tom LaSorda on Friday morning and the concern was that auto suppliers could demand faster payment for goods supplied.

The union chief said GM would not survive beyond December without federal aid and Chrysler's financial situation was also precarious.

"If we work for nothing, it wouldn't help them (GM) limp into January," he said.

(Reporting by Kevin Krolicki and David Bailey)
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