DETROIT, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers is open to moves by Chrysler LLC to seek an alliance with a rival automaker provided that it preserves as many jobs as possible, a senior union official said on Sunday.
General Holifield, a UAW vice president who oversees the union's relations with Chrysler, also said UAW workers were prepared to make further sacrifices in a bid to save the struggling U.S. automakers from bankruptcy.
'They're all willing to do the right thing. Whatever it takes to secure their future, certainly they're ready to be cooperative to get the job done,' Holiefield told Reuters after a service at a Detroit church dedicated to prayers for the auto industry.
(Reporting by Kevin Krolicki; Editing by Leslie Adler) Keywords: CHRYSLER/UAW (email: kevin.krolicki@thomsonreuters.com; 1-313-967-1902) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
General Holifield, a UAW vice president who oversees the union's relations with Chrysler, also said UAW workers were prepared to make further sacrifices in a bid to save the struggling U.S. automakers from bankruptcy.
'They're all willing to do the right thing. Whatever it takes to secure their future, certainly they're ready to be cooperative to get the job done,' Holiefield told Reuters after a service at a Detroit church dedicated to prayers for the auto industry.
(Reporting by Kevin Krolicki; Editing by Leslie Adler) Keywords: CHRYSLER/UAW (email: kevin.krolicki@thomsonreuters.com; 1-313-967-1902) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.