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' 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.
Stellantis is laying off 68 workers at its Ohio plant due to the United Auto Workers' strike, and anticipates more layoffs at other facilities, as talks between the union and automakers have not resulted in significant breakthroughs.
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.
General Motors and Stellantis have announced layoffs attributed to damage from the United Auto Workers strike, with tensions rising as the union prepares for potential new walkouts.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) expanded their strike to include additional GM and Stellantis parts distribution centers, adding 5,600 workers and demanding wage increases and an end to tiered-wage scales, while Ford was spared due to progress in talks with the automaker.
The United Auto Workers union has expanded strikes against Detroit automakers, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan to increase pressure on the companies to improve their offers.
General Motors has laid off 130 union workers at the Parma Metal Center and 34 union workers at the Marion Metal Center, as the UAW strike continues to have ripple effects on the automaker's operations.
The 2023 UAW strike at Ford Motor Co. has resulted in unexpected layoffs at two new sites, as a ripple effect from the strike at the Chicago Assembly Plant.
Ford and General Motors are laying off more factory workers amid ongoing United Auto Worker strikes, indicating that the strike is not ending soon.
Ford Motor makes a new offer to United Auto Workers to end strikes, while General Motors temporarily lays off more workers.
Approximately 400 Ford employees are being temporarily laid off due to the United Auto Workers' strike, bringing Ford's total layoffs to around 1,330, while General Motors estimates that the strike has cost them $200 million.
Ford Motor Co. has announced additional layoffs of 491 UAW workers in Michigan and Ohio due to strike-related reductions in production.
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 strike continues into its fourth week, leading to layoffs of hundreds of factory workers at General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis plants, with a combined total of around 4,835 strike-related layoffs by the Big Three automakers.
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.
Around 300 workers at Ford's Sharonville transmission plant will be temporarily laid off due to a decrease in demand caused by strike actions in other Ford factories, while the strike by United Auto Workers (UAW) continues to impact over 30,000 autoworkers and disrupt auto production in the US.
Around 700 employees working on the Ford F-150 Lightning will be temporarily laid off due to supply chain constraints and quality checks, unrelated to the UAW strike; meanwhile, Ford is offering a $7,500 incentive on certain models to make room for the new 2024 F-150 Lightning.
The United Auto Workers escalated their action against Ford after receiving the same offer as two weeks ago, resulting in a strike that shut down Ford's Kentucky truck plant and led to temporary layoffs.
Ford is temporarily laying off 700 workers at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan due to various constraints and decreased sales of the F-150 Lightning, its electric pickup truck, which is unrelated to the ongoing strike by the United Auto Workers union.
Ford Motor has announced that it is laying off an additional 150 workers in Michigan due to the ongoing United Auto Workers strike, bringing the total number of furloughed workers to 2,730.
Ford Motor Co. has asked an additional 150 employees at its Sterling Axle Plant to not report to work due to the UAW strike, bringing the total layoffs at the facility to 418.
Ford Motor Co. has laid off an additional 150 workers due to the production impacts of the United Auto Workers' strike, bringing the total number of layoffs to over 2,730 workers.
Ford Motor Co. is laying off an additional 67 employees at its Sterling Axle Plant due to the ongoing UAW strike, bringing the total layoffs at the plant to 485.
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