United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain will be going live on Facebook at 10 p.m. to discuss the targeted plants for the possible strike.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain will be going live on Facebook at 10 p.m. to discuss the targeted plants for the possible strike against America's"Big Three" automakers starting at midnight on Friday.
As of 9 p.m., there are less than three hours until contracts expire for workers, and the union has threatened to strike if an agreement has not been met by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday about the union's requests. Workers are demanding paid time off, a 32-hour work week, a pay increase and multiple other requests.
Fain said a small number of plants will be targeted, and those that will be targeted will be announced during the 10 p.m. event.News 5 livestream event Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more. Download now on your Apple device here, and your Android device here.
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