http://www.detnews.com/article/20110908/AUTO01/109080420/1148/Health-costs-trip-up-UAW--Chrysler

But talks advance with GM as Sept. 14 deadline looms

By Bryce G. Hoffman, Alisa Priddle & Christina Rogers; The Detroit News ~ Sep 08, 2011 

With just a week left until their contract expires, Chrysler Group LLC and the United Auto Workers are still far apart on key issues — including health care cost sharing — according to people close to the negotiations. 

Talks between the UAW and Chrysler and General Motors Co. have intensified since the beginning of the week, and have now entered a critical stage.