UAW President Shawn Fain will speak in Detroit on Friday, Oct. 20, with an update on negotiations between the union and Detroit's Big Three.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain gestures in solidarity with striking workers during a rally at UAW Local 551 on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Chicago. For the first time in a week, UAW President Shawn Fain will speak about negotiations with Detroit's Big Three as Friday marks 36 days of the union' standup strike.
Fain announced a 4 p.m. ET update from the UAW's Solidarity House in Detroit. According to the notification from the UAW, Fail will be giving bargaining updates between the union and It will be Fain's first address to union members and the public since last Friday when he announced changes to the union's tactics. Over the first six weeks of the strike, Fain has spoke on Friday mornings to announce new UAW striking locations.with the surprise strike of Ford's F-series plant in Kentucky.
He said workers were going financially bankrupt. "We weren’t even getting a full 40 hours a week since, like, May, and now to be handed $500 a week before taxes?! It’s killing us." There are also continuing tensions between workers and non-union employees who are being impacted by the strike despite not negotiating for a new contract. One
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