UAW Escalates Strike Against Big 3 Automakers, Costing Billions and Forcing Layoffs

UAW president says further escalations of strike against Ford, GM and Stellantis could come at any time

UAW launched simultaneous but limited strike against Big 3 automakers on Sept. 15, now expanded to over 33,000 workers

Strike has cost U.S. economy over $5.5 billion, thousands of layoffs at automakers & suppliers

UAW changed "rules of the game" by unexpectedly striking Ford's Kentucky plant earlier this week

UAW president says union now only looking for a deal, will "push" automakers to move negotiations forward