{"id":2049491,"date":"2023-09-29T11:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uaw-set-to-expand-strike-at-ford-gm-uaw-president\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:50:52","slug":"uaw-set-to-expand-strike-at-ford-gm-uaw-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uaw-set-to-expand-strike-at-ford-gm-uaw-president\/","title":{"rendered":"UAW president plans to extend strike at Ford, GM."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuaw-set-to-expand-strike-at-ford-gm-uaw-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2049491&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u00a0David Shepardson\u00a0and\u00a0Joseph\u200d White<\/p>\n<p>September\u200d 29, 2023\u2064 \u2013\u200d 7:53 AM PDT<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>DETROIT, Sept 29\u200c (Reuters) \u2013<\/strong> The United Auto Workers are taking their fight to the next level. \u2064UAW president\u2063 Shawn Fain announced on \u2064Friday that the strike will\u200b expand to additional\u2063 plants\u2063 at General Motors \u2063(GM.N) and Ford (F.N), making it the first-ever simultaneous\u2062 strike against the Detroit Three automakers to \u200benter \u200bits \u200bthird week.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063strike will now\u200d include Ford&#8217;s \u2064Chicago assembly \u200bplant \u200cand GM&#8217;s Lansing, Michigan, assembly plant, adding approximately 7,000 workers to the picket lines.\u2063 This brings the total \u2064number of workers on strike \u2063to 25,000. However,\u200c the \u200dstrike will \u200bnot include any additional members at Stellantis (STLAM.MI).<\/p>\n<p>In a video \u200baddress on\u2062 Friday\u2062 morning, Fain expressed frustration\u200c with the\u200d lack of \u2064progress in negotiations,\u200b stating, &#8220;Despite \u200dour \u200bwillingness to \u200cbargain, Ford and GM have \u200brefused to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-promises-us-support-in-phone-call-to-ukraine-reiterates-promise-of-sanctions-against-russia\/\" title=\"Biden Promises US Support In Phone Call To Ukraine, Reiterates Promise Of Sanctions Against Russia\">make meaningful progress<\/a>.&#8221; He also mentioned that there was a sudden\u2062 increase in interest from the companies just\u200c before\u2062 his announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, the UAW had planned to announce a new \u2063strike at Stellantis, but significant changes were made to the contract proposal by the company just moments before Fain&#8217;s scheduled\u2062 announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The strike at the Ford \u2064and \u2064GM plants will begin\u200b at \u200dnoon \u2062on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u200b negotiations with Stellantis are still\u2063 ongoing. Talks among the UAW and negotiators for the Detroit Three \u2064have been described as &#8220;very active.&#8221; Fain remains hopeful that \u2064a deal\u200d can be reached, but he made it clear that \u2064the UAW is \u2064tired of corporate greed and excess.<\/p>\n<p>The UAW \u200dis expected to continue the \u200bwork stoppages until a new contract is ratified. The strike, now \u200dentering its third week, is driven by the autoworkers&#8217; demands for higher \u200dwages, better benefits, and the elimination\u200d of the\u200c tiered standard that pays newer workers significantly less.<\/p>\n<p>However, automakers\u2063 argue that the union&#8217;s\u2064 demands would negatively impact their profits as \u200dthey compete with \u200bnonunion manufacturers\u2062 like Tesla.<\/p>\n<p>The UAW has taken a strategic approach with these walkouts, using them to increase pressure on the automakers. Instead\u200c of a \u2064mass walkout, the UAW has\u200d employed strikes \u2062like a ratchet,\u2062 keeping \u2063company executives guessing about the next move.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200bthe\u200d ongoing strikes, the financial impact has been relatively limited compared to\u200b the halting of assembly lines that \u2063produce popular truck models. Analysts estimate that GM, Ford, and \u200bStellantis earn up to $15,000 per vehicle on \u2064their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uaw-set-to-expand-strike-at-ford-gm-uaw-president\/\" title=\"UAW president plans to extend strike at Ford, GM.\">respective large pickup \u2064truck models<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the strike continues, the union and\u2064 the companies remain far\u200d apart on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-shows-majority-of-generation-z-has-a-negative-view-of-capitalism\/\" title=\"New Poll Shows Majority Of Generation Z Has A Negative View Of Capitalism\">key economic issues<\/a>. Fain is demanding \u200c40% pay hikes \u200dover a four-year contract, a\u2062 position \u2062supported \u200dby President Joe \u2064Biden. The companies \u200bhave countered with offers of about 20%. Additionally,\u200b the UAW \u2063is\u2064 pushing for the elimination of the two-tier wage system.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Charlie Kolean<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Victoria Spartz<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Sonja Shaw<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dr. Jeff Barke<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) -The European Commission launched an investigation on Wednesday into whether to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-infiltration-of-evangelicals\/\" title=\"Leftist influence on Evangelicals\">impose punitive\u2062 tariffs<\/a> to protect European Union\u2062 automakers against\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David Shepardson WASHINGTON \u200c(Reuters) \u200b\u2013 The\u200c U.S. Senate\u2019s top Democrat is bringing U.S. technology leaders including Tesla CEO \u200bElon \u2062Musk, Meta\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2064\u2013 ABB\u2062 is spending $280 million on a new\u200b robotics factory in Sweden, the\u2062 Swiss\u200c engineering\u2062 and\u2026\u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2064\u2013 French Europe Minister Laurence\u2063 Boon on Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into\u2063 Chinese electric vehicles launched\u200d by the \u200cEU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Why did the UAW choose not to include any additional members at Stellantis in the strike, and what is the current status of\u200c negotiations with the company<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Of striking at all plants simultaneously, they have strategically targeted specific plants to maximize the impact. By expanding the \u2062strike\u2064 to additional plants, the UAW is\u200c sending \u200ba clear \u200dmessage to\u2063 the Detroit Three automakers \u2062that they will not\u200c back down until \u200ctheir \u2064demands are\u200c met.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to include Ford&#8217;s Chicago \u200cassembly\u2063 plant and GM&#8217;s Lansing, Michigan, assembly plant has added \u200capproximately 7,000 workers to the picket lines, bringing\u200b the total\u200c number of workers on strike to 25,000. The UAW&#8217;s intent is\u200b to disrupt \u200dproduction and put pressure\u2063 on the companies to come to a favorable agreement.<\/p>\n<p>In his video address, UAW President Shawn Fain \u200dexpressed frustration with the lack of progress in negotiations. He stated, \u2062&#8221;Despite our willingness to bargain,\u200d Ford \u2063and GM have refused to make \u2063meaningful progress.&#8221; Fain also mentioned that there was\u2064 a sudden increase\u2062 in interest from the companies\u200b just before his announcement, implying that the \u2062strike had forced them to take notice.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to not include any additional \u2062members at Stellantis was due to significant changes made to the contract proposal by the company just moments before Fain&#8217;s scheduled announcement. Negotiations with Stellantis are still ongoing, and talks\u2062 between\u2062 the \u200bUAW\u2062 and negotiators \u200cfor the Detroit Three have \u2062been described \u2063as\u200c &#8220;very active.&#8221; While Fain remains hopeful that a deal can be\u200d reached, he made it \u200bclear that the UAW is tired of corporate \u2063greed and excess.<\/p>\n<p>The UAW&#8217;s demands for higher \u200dwages, better \u200cbenefits, and the\u200b elimination of the tiered standard that pays newer workers \u200csignificantly less\u200d are driven by the autoworkers&#8217; \u200ddesire\u200d for fair compensation \u2064and equal treatment. However, automakers argue that these demands would \u200dnegatively impact their profits as they compete with nonunion manufacturers like Tesla.<\/p>\n<p>The UAW&#8217;s strategic\u200d approach to these walkouts highlights their determination and resolve. They are willing to continue the \u200dwork stoppages until a new contract is \u2064ratified, showing\u200b their \u2063commitment to securing a fair deal for their members.\u200d By targeting\u2064 specific\u2063 plants and expanding the strike, the \u2062UAW aims\u200d to\u2064 increase the pressure on \u2062the automakers and ensure that their voices \u200bare heard.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b the strike enters \u200bits third week,\u2064 the automotive\u2062 industry and the \u200bpublic will be closely watching\u200d the negotiation process. The outcome of these negotiations will not only impact \u2063the autoworkers \u200dand the Detroit Three automakers but\u2064 also \u200bset a precedent\u200c for\u2064 labor relations within the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Auto Workers will extend their strike to another GM plant and Ford, according to UAW president Shawn Fain. 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