'marketplace' report: uaw picks gm


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The United Auto Workers picks General Motors as lead labor negotiator as Detroit car companies approach a new four-year contract. The union will try to work out a new contact with GM that


can then be taken to rivals Ford and Chrysler. In the meantime, Ford and Chrysler agreed with the UAW to extend the current contract — which expires Friday — until a new deal can be reached.


Amy Scott of _Marketplace_ talks with Robert Smith about the negotiations. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.