GM remains embroiled in labor dispute with Colombia workers .
GM remains embroiled in labor dispute with Colombia workers .
Friday, 11 January 2013 14:40 Narayan Buckley
A labor dispute between Colombian autoworkers and their former employer, General Motors (GM), has deepened as conflicting accounts emerge.
The head of the association for injured workers and ex-workers of General Motors (ASOTRECOL), Jorge Parra, is in Detroit demanding a dialogue with GM to bring restitution to the members of his organization, however GM refuses to speak with him.
Jess Hunter-Bowman, the associate director of Witness for Peace (WFP), whose organization is heavily involved in ASOTRECOL's effort to gain restitution, told Colombia Reports that "the workers have reached out numerous times to GM. They've sent letters, the president of the association is is in Detroit right now and he's gone to GM headquarters to hand deliver letters and ask to speak with them, and GM has refused."
GM refused to talk with ASOTRECOL due to a belief that any future negotiations would collapse, just as they did when the two disparate groups held a dialogue in late August 2012.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/27669-gm-remains-embroiled-in-labor-dispute-with-colombia-workers.html
