UAW-GM strike proving costly to more than workers, automaker

DETROIT (AP) — Financial costs of the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors are proving worrisome to more than the automaker and its workers manning picket lines.
Michigan’s Treasury Department says that with all GM employees in Michigan on strike, state withholding taxes are anticipated to be down by $1.5 million to $2 million each week.
Spokesman Ron Leix says the total withholding decline would be estimated to increase to $3.5 million to $4.6 million per week if