STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON UAW STRIKE AGREEMENT

The following press release was published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Sept. 26, 2007. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the followingstatement in response to the settlement reached late last night between the United AutoWorkers Union and General Motors.

“I congratulate the United Auto Workers and General Motors on reaching their landmarkagreement on key issues like job protection and spiraling health costs. Workers at allthree American automakers deserve contracts that resolve these difficult issues andrespect their indispensable contributions to this vital American industry. "

Source: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions