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Crude oil prices drop Friday
Thursday, July 9
Retiree healthcare remained the main sticking point.
GM and the UAW have been in a standoff over GM's push to create a company-funded, union-run trust fund after UAW President Ron Gettelfinger rejected GM's latest proposal.
Meanwhile, local officials were told to “be prepared for something" if no progress was made at the bargaining table by midnight Friday.