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Workers at US car firm Chrysler have started to walk out after a union deadline to resolve an agreement over pay passed. Workers at US car firm Chrysler have started to walk out from selected plants after a union deadline to resolve an agreement over pay passed.
Unions had set a deadline of 1100 local time (1500 GMT) to reach a settlement over planned changes to pay, health care, and other employment benefits. Unions had set a deadline of 1500 GMT to reach a settlement over planned changes to pay, healthcare, and other employment benefits.
Unions are concerned that Cerberus, Chrysler's private equity owner, wants to roll back existing pay deals.Unions are concerned that Cerberus, Chrysler's private equity owner, wants to roll back existing pay deals.
The firm meanwhile says it must stay competitive. The firm, meanwhile, says it must remain competitive.
Earlier the head negotiator for the United Auto Workers Union at Chrysler said it had plans to be selective about strikes and that work at five plants would not be interrupted.
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