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UAW may expand strike as talks with Big Three automakers fail to yield breakthrough
29Sep By adminNo Comments
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UAW may expand strike as talks with Big Three automakers fail to yield breakthrough

The United Auto Workers is expected on Friday to announce additional work stoppages at Detroit's Big Three carmakers, expanding a strike that has already shuttered assembly plants, parts distribution centers and other facilities across more than 20 states.UAW President Shawn Fain is scheduled to appear in a broadcast on Facebook at 10 a.m. to give an update on the status of labor negotiations with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (the parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram, along with a number of foreign brands). The UAW launched its "stand-up strike" — a rhetorical nod to the "sit-down" strike by GM workers in Flint, Michigan, in the 1930s — on September 15 when nearly 13,000 autoworkers halted work at Big Three assembly plants Michigan, Missouri and Ohio. A week later, anoth...
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Autoworkers Strike Expands At GM And Stellantis
22Sep By adminNo Comments
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Autoworkers Strike Expands At GM And Stellantis

The president of the United Auto Workers union called on members to strike at dozens of facilities run by General Motors and Jeep parent company Stellantis on Friday, as the unprecedented work stoppage moved into its second week.Shawn Fain, the UAW president, told workers in a Facebook Live broadcast that Ford had made good progress in talks for a new four-year deal.“At GM and Stellantis, it’s a different story,” Fain said.Given what he considered those companies’ hard line at the bargaining table, the union leader said workers would walk out at GM and Stellantis parts distribution facilities at noon Friday if the union doesn’t reach new agreements by then. The strike expansion would include 38 facilities across 20 states.Fain also said he was inviting President Joe Biden to walk a picket...
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UAW strike could expand to more car plants if automakers miss Friday deadline
22Sep By adminNo Comments
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UAW strike could expand to more car plants if automakers miss Friday deadline

The Big Three automakers face a noon deadline Friday to show progress in negotiations with striking members of the United Auto Workers. Should talks stall, the union's next step could be to target additional Ford, General Motors and Stellantis plants for work stoppages.UAW President Shawn Fain is set to provide an update on Facebook Live on Friday at 10 a.m. on the state of talks between the union and the automakers. Ahead of the deadline, the two sides appear to remain far apart on the union's demands, which include a 36% pay increase across a four-year contract, annual cost-of-living adjustments, pension benefits for all employees, greater job security and a four-day work week. The automakers argue they're facing pressure to keep costs low in order to...
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