- The United Auto Workers union will announce extended strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis plants if the sides fail to make significant progress in negotiations by 10 a.m. ET Friday.
- The new deadline set by the union comes a week after the UAW announced it would extend its initial Sept. 15 strikes.
- About 18,300 workers are currently involved in the strikes, or 12.5% of the 146,000 UAW members whose contracts expired on September 14.
United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 230 members and their supporters walk the picket line in front of the Chrysler Corporate Parts Division in Ontario, California, on September 26, 2023, to show solidarity with the “Big Three” auto workers currently on strike.
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DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union will announce extended strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis plants if the sides fail to make significant progress in negotiations by 10 a.m. ET Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The new deadline set by the union comes a week after the UAW announced it would expand its initial strikes on Sept. 15 at each Detroit automaker’s assembly plants to 38 additional parts and distribution locations for GM and Stellantis. The UAW did not expand its strikes against Ford, citing progress in those talks.
Like a week earlier, UAW President Shawn Fain is expected to host a Facebook Live event to announce which plants will be shut down at noon Friday unless progress is made in talks.
About 18,300 workers are currently involved in the strikes, or 12.5% of the 146,000 UAW members whose contracts expired on September 14.
Spokespeople for the Detroit automakers did not immediately respond to comment Wednesday.
The union’s new deadline comes a day after President Joe Biden joined Fain and union members, becoming the first known sitting president to join a picket line with striking auto workers. The commander-in-chief also expressed support for the union and its demands, including a 40% wage increase over the life of the contract.
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