Ford CEO Jim Farley and UAW President Shawn Fain are pointing fingers at one another as the strike by hourly workers continues, in part, due to potential job losses resulting from the shift to electric vehicles. Read the story at Headlight.News.
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UAW Expands Strike at GM, Ford Plants — Stellantis Spared
Unsurprisingly UAW President Shawn Fain announced plans to send more workers at GM and Ford to the picket lines at noon Friday. Stellantis was spared another round of walkouts due to some last-minute progress in talks before the announcement made on social media. Get details at Headlight.News.
UAW Pondering Expansion of Strike
The UAW is contemplating an expansion of its ongoing strike. Union chief Shawn Fain will reveal what the organization will do next or if the talks with the Detroit automakers are on the upswing. Get details at Headlight.News.
Biden Accepts UAW Chief Fain’s Invite to Join Pickets
Joe Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to join a picket line when he accepted UAW chief Shawn Fain’s invitation to come to metro Detroit and address striking union workers and march with them. Get the story at Headlight.News.
UAW Tightens Screws, Expands Strike at GM, Stellantis Parts Depots
As all involved dig in for what’s become an increasingly contentious struggle over a new labor contract, the United Auto Workers expanded its “Stand-Up” strikes to include 38 parts distribution warehouses belonging to General Motors and Stellantis — while sparing Ford Motor Co. Details at Headlight.News.
Talks Continue as UAW Raises Stakes with More Walk Outs Looming
Automakers laying off more workers as plants become idle. Get details at TheDetroitBureau.com.
Ford Averts Strike by Canadian Auto Workers with Tentative Deal
Unifor and Ford extended the strike deadline, talked into the night and secured a tentative deal that union chief Lana Payne says has everything the workers want. Now, they’ll vote on it and we’ll see if she’s correct. Find out more at Headlight.News.
UAW Chief Fain Sets New Deadline, Blasts Trump
The union’s militant leader, Shawn Fain, says if negotiations don’t improve, the stand up strike is going to grow. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump says he’s coming to Detroit to meet with union members, but Fain says Trump is the problem the UAW is battling. Details at Headlight.News.
Strike Fallout Begins: Automakers, Suppliers Start Layoffs
It hasn’t taken long for the UAW strike to impact others, as an auto supplier has already implemented layoffs and Ford sent home 600 workers who can’t get needed parts due to the strikes. UAW chief Shawn Fain dismissed the notion the Biden administration could help. Check out the story at Headlight.News.
UAW Begins “Stand Up” Strikes as Talks Breakdown Ahead of Deadline
UAW President Shawn Fain implemented a new strategy in negotiating with the Detroit Three automakers: selectively striking all three companies at the same time. Find out what happened and who’s not happy at Headlight.News.
Does UAW President Fain Want a Strike?
Ford CEO Jim Farley frustrated as contract talks near deadline, especially when Fain skips contract presentation. Get perspective about what’s going on in the final hours before the deadline at Headlight.News.
UAW Preparing “Stand Up” Strikes as Talks with Detroit Three Near Deadline
The United Auto Workers is poised to strike at midnight as the union insists the company proposals, which include double-digit wage increases, fall short of meeting the union’s demands. Get details about what’s coming at Headlight.News.