    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I)]
    [March 21, 1996]
    [Page 486]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Tentative Agreement To End the General Motors Strike
    March 21, 1996

        I am pleased that the United Auto Workers and General Motors have
    reached a tentative agreement. GM and the UAW have a long and proud
    history of working together to solve their disputes. Both sides have
    worked hard to settle this dispute and I congratulate them for spending
    long hours at the bargaining table and arriving at a tentative agreement
    which will hopefully send more than 150,000 workers back to their jobs.
        When American corporations work together with their workers, we can
    meet our challenge to grow the economy and provide families higher wages
    and increased economic security.