United Auto Workers strike against General Motors continues on the 13th day

United Auto Workers' national strike against General Motors Co. went into the 13th day on Saturday, when dealers met again in the morning.

They ended the conversations around 10:15. Friday after discussions the day before stretched to 2 pm. These are some of the recent times that the talks have ended since the strike began. It could be a signal that a tentative deal may soon be coming now that all unresolved issues are at the "main table."

United Auto Workers' national strike against General Motors Co. passed its 13th day on Saturday. The calls were to resume in the morning after stopping around 10:15. Friday. (Photo: Matt Rourke, AP)

In the event a preliminary agreement is reached, 46,000 hours of GM staff, including more than 17,000 from Michigan, could still march on the bar for several days if local union leaders decide to wait to end the national strike until after the ratification of the contract. The protest is already the longest national strike against GM since 1970.

Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, running for the Democratic presidential nomination, plans to visit picketers Saturday in Reno. Most recently, New Jersey Cory Booker expected to visit Saturday the "unassigned" Baltimore Operations facility in White Marsh, Md.

He follows other candidates, including Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has visited Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly. Former Vice President Joe Biden and former Texas Rep. Beto & # 39; Rourke also visited striking employees around the country.

Another "Solidarity Sunday" is also planned to encourage the public to join UAW members on the fence lines. Local chaplains will be on site to offer words of encouragement on Sunday. The union says they will hold "Solidarity Sunday" events until ratification.

GM Thursday gave an important indication that it was looking to move on with the association. The company reversed the decision, saying it would pay to strike employee health care. Last week, it had said it had shifted its responsibilities to the union, a move that drew back from the UAW, other labor unions and Democratic presidential candidates. Coverage includes medical and prescription drugs as well as dentists and vision, categories that the federation's strike fund would not have covered.

This week, the carmaker also took steps to ensure that companies sharing ferries between suppliers and GM production sites are ready when work can resume. Leslie Woods, Customer Logistics Manager for GM Quality Carrier Management for Ryder System Inc. in Novi, said in a letter to the companies Wednesday that it was "a good idea to start the emergency call."

The strike is the UAW's first since the Great Recession and GM's federally induced bankruptcy in 2009. Now toward the end of the second week, it has left a lasting financial impact, experts have said.

The strike pay is $ 250 per week, but it will not be distributed until the 15th day of the valet. The starting salary for temporary production workers at GM is $ 15.78 per hour, which is about $ 630 per 40-hour week. However, top paid production workers earn $ 30.46 per hour, or about $ 1,218 per week.

Meanwhile, GM dealers reported having plenty of vehicle inventory; GM's daytime supply was 77 days at the end of August, according to Cox Automotive. But during the last few days there were some dealers who did little on body parts replacement and had to turn customers away.