The United Auto Workers union expanded its strikes against Detroit automakers Friday, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan to put more pressure on the companies to improve their offers.ors assembly factory near Lansing, Michigan.
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Ford and GM shot back as a war of words with the union also intensified. Ford accused the UAW of holding up a deal mainly over union representation at electric vehicle battery plants, most of which are joint ventures with a Korean manufacturer. The Chicago Ford plant makes the Ford Explorer and Explorer Police Interceptors, as well as the Lincoln Aviator SUV. The Explorer Interceptor is the nation's top-selling police vehicle.
“I feel like they don't understand that this is about more than wages,” Edwards said. “It's about having security at our jobs.” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a statement that it was “grossly irresponsible” for the union to add to the strikes and hurt families. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said the expansion of the strikes shows that both sides are digging in for a potentially long battle.
The electric vehicle battery plants are a huge issue for the union's future. Many industry executives say it will take fewer workers to assemble EVs because they have fewer moving parts. So the union is looking to organize battery plants and win top wages so displaced workers have somewhere to go.
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