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UAW: Peregrine Plant Closings Will Violate UAW Contract

8 July 1998

UAW Responds to Peregrine Plant Closing Announcement

    DETROIT, July 8 -- Responding to yesterday's announcement by
Peregrine Incorporated that they will close two plants formerly owned by
General Motors at which hourly workers are represented by the UAW,
UAW Vice President Richard Shoemaker said, "these closings, if carried out as
announced, would directly violate the terms of the labor contract which
Peregrine assumed when it acquired these facilities."
    "The UAW has communicated with officials of Peregrine," Shoemaker added,
"and assured them that we will vigorously enforce the contractual provisions
which protect our members at these plants."