The United Auto Workers' strike has led to temporary layoffs for 600 workers at Ford's Michigan plant and is expected to affect 2,000 workers at General Motors' Kansas plant, with no compensation provided by the companies.
General Motors has laid off most of the unionized workers at its Kansas assembly plant due to the ongoing UAW strikes, which is the largest ripple effect of the strikes so far; however, the strike's impact on the auto industry is currently smaller than expected due to the UAW's novel strategy of targeted plant strikes.
General Motors has announced the indefinite layoff of around 2,000 workers at its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas due to a strike affecting its Wentzville Assembly Plant in Missouri.
The General Motors Fairfax Assembly and Stamping plant in Kansas City, Kansas is being idled due to a strike at another plant, causing a critical shortage of supplies.
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.
General Motors has requested volunteers among its salaried, non-union employees to work at its parts distribution centers during the strike, although experts have expressed concerns over the effectiveness of using untrained workers.
General Motors is facing production stops at three Canadian facilities as 4,300 employees go on strike after the deadline to negotiate a new deal with unionized workers passes.
The United Auto Workers expanded its ongoing strike by ordering about 5,000 workers at General Motors' Arlington Assembly Plant in Texas to walk out, incurring a $600 million hit to GM's earnings before interest and taxes.
The United Auto Workers union has expanded its strike against General Motors as 5,000 members walk off the job at a plant in Texas, in hopes of pressuring the company to offer better contracts and fair compensation to workers.
