Author: Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press

GM is gambling that the military will want to buy its car technology to use on military vehicles. That’s why the automaker started GM Defense.

General Motors has fired three UAW workers at Flint Assembly Plant in Michigan for threats of violence during the strike as well as acts of violence.

GM said UAW workers will resume work Monday, but at some pickup production plants, the automaker is looking for volunteers to start sooner.

The UAW said Friday that its membership ratified a new four-year contract with General Motors bringing a six-week strike to a close.

The UAW National GM Council decided Thursday to leave workers on strike until a ratification vote is complete. The vote is expected to start Saturday.

GM’s executives have until Thursday to draft a provisional plan that UAW leaders will accept and turn into a tentative agreement for its members.

Ford and FCA workers pay close attention to GM-UAW talks knowing they could be next. They also volunteer to join the picket line, donate goods.

UAW and General Motors bargainers were at it until around 3 a.m. Thursday before recessing and resuming talks midmorning.

General Motors’ much-anticipated redesigned Corvette Stingray will be delayed going on sale because of the ongoing United Auto Workers strike.