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.
UAW President Shawn Fain
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.
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.
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.
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.