UAW announces new strike at GM and Ford plants

The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced that they would be expanding their targeted strike to more manufacturing plants at noon on Friday following a failure to reach a new contract with automakers.

UAW announced that 7,000 more workers at two plants will join the strike at just Ford and General Motors, sparing Stellantis, as negotiations over new contracts continue to fail to reach a resolution, according to a UAW livestream Friday. The union last announced an expansion on Sept. 22 from just three plants to 41 across the U.S., with the new plants being split between Stellantis and GM, sparing Ford of more strikes after saying that the company had been more willing to cooperate in negotiations.

“Despite our willingness to bargain, Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress at the table,” Shawn Fain, president of the UAW, said in the announcement. “That’s why, at noon eastern time today, we will expand our strike to these two companies. To be clear, negotiations haven’t broken down. We’re still talking with all three companies, and I am still very hopeful that we can reach a deal that reflects the incredible sacrifices and contributions our members have made over the last decade.”

The Stand Up Strike expands today.#StandUpUAW pic.twitter.com/meBHoV6Pd3

— UAW (@UAW) September 29, 2023

Among the union’s demands are the elimination of wage tiers, large wage increases, cost of living adjustments, defined pensions, the right to strike over plant closures and more, according to the UAW’s website.

“Today, our union is building a different arsenal of democracy, but this war isn’t against some foreign country; the front lines are right here at home,” Fain said in the announcement. “It’s the war of the working class versus corporate greed. We are the new arsenal of democracy. The workers are the liberators, and our strike is the vehicle for liberation.”

All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW

Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!