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.
General Motors and Ford saw slight decreases in their stock prices while Stellantis experienced a small increase after the United Auto Workers initiated a strike, with approximately 12,700 workers walking out at key assembly plants.
Automotive plants affected by the United Auto Workers strike could potentially lose production of up to 25,000 vehicles, with the most severe potential losses expected at the Stellantis plant in Toledo, Ohio, and GM's Wentzville Plant in Missouri.
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 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 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 union is expanding strikes against General Motors and Ford Motor to two U.S. assembly plants, targeting Ford's Chicago Assembly in Illinois and GM's Lansing Delta Township plant in mid-Michigan, while sparing Chrysler-parent Stellantis due to recent progress in negotiations.
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.
Ford and General Motors are laying off more factory workers amid ongoing United Auto Worker strikes, indicating that the strike is not ending soon.
Approximately 243 workers were laid off at Ford's Chicago Heights plant as a result of workers from another Ford plant going on strike, causing anxiety among those affected and the union preparing for a possible strike, although all layoffs are expected to be temporary until an agreement is reached.
Chrysler-parent Stellantis is laying off 570 workers and General Motors is cutting nearly 200 employees due to the ongoing United Auto Workers strike.
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.
Jeep maker Stellantis has laid off over 500 workers at its Trenton Engine Complex in response to the United Auto Workers' strike at its Wrangler and Gladiator plant, contributing to the total of 2,230 layoffs caused by the strike across various automakers in Detroit; losses from the strike have reached a record-setting $5.5 billion.
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.
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.
