The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced Friday that about 97 percent of its 150,000 national workers have voted to authorize a strike against the Big 3.
The United Auto Workers have officially authorized a strike against the Big Three automakers, with one worker tellingthat he understands the decision even though the union's list of demands is"not 100 percent realistic."
"We continue to work hard with the UAW every day and bargain in good faith to ensure we get this agreement right for our team members, our customers, suppliers, the community and the business," a GM spokesperson toldPictured is an assembly line production of a new car. On Friday, the United Auto Workers announced authorization of a strike by an overwhelming 97 percent of its member base who voted across the United States.via email earlier in the week that product allocation for its U.
On Thursday, the UAW announced that union workers at the Lordstown, Ohio-based Ultium Cells, a joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution pertaining to electric vehicles, were victorious in reaching an agreement to immediately raise wages by $3 to $4 an hour. Hundreds of workers could also receive thousands of dollars of back pay. That deal still requires ratification.
"I think that they're shooting extremely high, and that's usually what they'll do. They'll shoot really high and then they'll try to meet somewhere [in the middle]. I don't think it's 100 percent realistic, but you know, somewhere in the realm of what it should be."
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