The United Auto Workers (UAW) may employ a strategy similar to the 1998 strike if they decide to strike against the Detroit automakers next month, potentially causing serious damage to the industry by targeting key component plants or focusing on one automaker while striking at plants that produce its bestselling vehicles.
Approximately 146,000 U.S. auto workers are poised to go on strike if General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for substantial pay raises and restored benefits, potentially causing significant disruptions in auto production and impacting the U.S. economy.
More than 12,000 workers at the Big Three automakers are on strike in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri due to inadequate wages and benefits, demanding higher pay and an end to the tiered employment system.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is rejecting the 21% pay hike offered by Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, as autoworkers from Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis went on strike demanding fair wages and improved benefits.
Stellantis expects to lay off nearly 370 workers in Ohio and Indiana due to the UAW strike, affecting its Toledo Assembly Complex, with similar actions anticipated at other facilities.
GM and Stellantis are laying off workers as a deadline approaches for a deal with the United Auto Workers (UAW) to avoid a strike, with GM idling its plant in Kansas due to a shortage of stampings from the UAW-striking Wentzville plant and Stellantis passing a new counterproposal to the UAW.
A prolonged UAW strike against the Big Three auto companies in Michigan could result in the loss of more than 150,000 jobs and over a billion dollars in personal income, as well as potentially bankrupting the automakers if the union's demands are met, according to experts.
The UAW is threatening to escalate its strike against Big Three automakers GM, Ford Motor, and Chrysler parent Stellantis, which could have significant implications for the labor confrontation.
Despite expanding its strike against GM and Stellantis, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has decided not to expand the number of Ford workers on strike due to progress in negotiations with Ford.
The UAW strike targeting GM and Stellantis dealerships threatens parts delivery and could leave customers waiting indefinitely for repairs.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) made a new counter-proposal to Chrysler-parent Stellantis just one day before the planned strike, as talks between the union and the Detroit Three automakers continue with significant disagreements over key issues such as pay increases and compensation for electric vehicle workers.
The United Auto Workers union has announced that Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are likely to avoid an expansion of the ongoing strikes, as significant progress has been made in negotiations with GM regarding the future of auto jobs and the transition to electric vehicles.
Approximately 3,900 United Auto Workers members with Mack Trucks will go on strike after rejecting a tentative agreement that fell short of their expectations for wage increases, equal pay, and shorter work weeks, joining the tens of thousands of UAW members who are already on strike with General Motors, Ford Motor, and Stellantis.
The UAW strike against General Motors and Ford Motor Co. has led to layoffs at automotive parts supplier Sodecia Automotive Detroit, as well as at GM's Toledo Propulsion Systems, Lansing Regional Stamping, and Marion Metal Center facilities, and Ford's Livonia Transmission Plant, impacting a total of about 2,300 employees.
Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis have laid off a total of over 4,800 employees as the United Auto Workers strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers continues into its fourth week.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) called for a surprise strike at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant, affecting about 9,000 workers, in an effort to push for a fair contract.
The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike to Ford's largest truck and SUV factory in Louisville, affecting 8,700 workers and disrupting the company's global sales, after Ford failed to make progress in contract negotiations, bringing the total number of striking UAW workers at major automakers to roughly 22 percent of the union's workers, leading to severe disruptions in the industry and ripple effects on suppliers and non-striking UAW members.
The United Auto Workers union escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers by walking off their jobs at Ford's Kentucky truck plant, affecting the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has expanded its strike by calling 8,700 workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Kentucky Truck Plant to join the picket lines, increasing the total number of striking Detroit Three autoworkers to 34,000 and halting production at Ford's largest and most profitable plant, further impacting production at other Ford plants and suppliers, in an effort to gain a fair contract at Ford and the rest of the Big Three.
