The president of the United Auto Workers said Friday the union will expand its strike against major automakers by walking out of several plants.
Sept. 18, 2023
The companies say they can’t afford to meet the union’s demands because they need to invest profits in a costly transitionThe UAW’s contract with the automakers expired at midnight Sept. 14, and workers walked out of a Ford assembly plant near Detroit, a GM factory in Wentzville, Mo., and a Jeep plant run by Stellantis in Toledo, Ohio. The initial strike has involved about 13,000 of the union’s 146,000 members.unless there was significant progress in contract negotiations with the carmakers.
The strike until Friday had involved fewer than 13,000 of the union’s 146,000 members. The companies have laid off a few thousand more, saying some factories are running short on parts because of the strike.
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