(Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley accused the United Auto Workers of holding talks hostage over issues not governed by their contract, as tensions rose between the union and two of Detroit’s biggest carmakers. Most Read from BloombergPakistan Rupee Set to Become Top Performing Currency Globally Europe’s Richest Royal Family Builds $300 Billion Finance EmpireTop Chinese Scientist Claims India Moon Landing Nowhere Near South PoleDianne Feinstein, Longest-Serving Fema
The strike enters its third week with negotiations now pivoting to a more existential issue between the union and its largest employers: the fate of workers in an electric future.
“I don’t know why Jim Farley is lying about the state of negotiations,” Fain countered in a statement. “It could be because he failed to show up for bargaining this week, as he has for most of the past ten weeks. If he were there, he’d know we gave Ford a comprehensive proposal on Monday and still haven’t heard back.”
“We are excited about this momentum at Stellantis and hope it continues,” Fain said in a livestreamed briefing. “Moments before this broadcast, Stellantis made significant progress on cost of living allowance, right not to cross picket lines as well as the right to strike over product commitments and plant closures and outsourcing moratoriums.”
Ford was not alone in expressing frustration with the process. GM signaled its unhappiness with the UAW’s latest salvo and said in a statement it was anxious to reach a deal that “doesn’t let the non-union manufacturers win” — a reference to rivals such as Tesla Inc. and foreign auto brands with US factories.
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