UNDERNEWS: United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week

September 11, 2023

United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week

AP News

About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble. Read more.

Shawn Fain, the combative president of the United Auto Workers union, has threatened to strike any of the three companies that hasn’t reached an agreement by the time its contract with the union expires at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Thursday.
In addition to pay increases and other benefits, the union is demanding it be allowed to represent workers at 10 electric vehicle battery factories. In part, that is because workers who now make components for internal combustion engines will need a place to work as the auto industry increasingly transitions to EVs.
Any strike would likely cause significant disruptions for auto production in the United States.

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