One of the companies made a major concession to the union before Fain spoke Friday, he said.
Share on linkedin United Auto Workers on strike at the Stellantis parts distribution center in Plymouth, Minn. Photo: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Imagespresident on Friday reported "significant progress" in contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers and said the union would hold off on expanding its strike for now.
Negotiators have made progress on narrowing the wage gap at all three companies, with each company offering bumps of at least 20%. The automakers say they can't afford what the union is demanding, while the union says the automakers should deliver "record contracts" after reaping "record profits."Among those who say they are familiar with the strike, 83% of Americans believe the automakers "should provide greater fairness in auto worker wages,"56% say what the UAW is demanding is unsustainable for the automakers.
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