Tag: U.A.W
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U.A.W. Expands Strike to a Ram Plant in Michigan
[ad_1] In a major escalation of its six-week strike at the three large U.S. automakers, the United Automobile Workers union on Monday told 6,800 workers at a large Ram pickup truck plant in Michigan to walk off the job. Union workers at the plant, which is owned by Stellantis, the parent of Ram, Chrysler and…
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Bill Ford Says U.A.W. Strike Is Helping Tesla and Toyota
[ad_1] The monthlong strike by the United Automobile Workers and the union’s demands for substantial pay and benefits increases risk damaging the U.S. auto industry, hurting its ability to compete against nonunion foreign rivals, the executive chairman of Ford Motor said on Monday. The fight should not be seen as the U.A.W. against Ford, or…
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U.A.W. Says Auto Strikes Will Become More Unpredictable
[ad_1] Four weeks after starting limited strikes against three large automakers, the United Automobile Workers is shifting to a more aggressive strategy, suggesting that work stoppages could spread to more plants and possibly go on for some time. In an online video, the union’s president, Shawn Fain, said on Friday that he would no longer…
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Ford Says It Won’t Raise Its Contract Offer to U.A.W.
[ad_1] Ford Motor said on Thursday that it could not improve its contract offer to the United Automobile Workers union without hurting its business and its ability to invest in electric vehicles. The automaker also said the union’s decision to expand its strike to Ford’s largest factory, the Kentucky Truck Plant, would probably hurt workers…
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U.A.W. Workers at Mack Truck Go on Strike
[ad_1] Nearly 4,000 members of the United Automobile Workers union went on strike against Mack Trucks on Monday after rejecting a tentative contract that union’s leaders had worked out with the company. The union informed the truck maker on Sunday that members had opposed the contract by a 73 percent vote, and that a strike…
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U.A.W. Will Not Expand Strikes at G.M., Ford and Stellantis as Talks Progress
[ad_1] The United Automobile Workers union said on Friday that it had made progress in its negotiations with Ford Motor, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent of Chrysler, and would not expand the strikes against the companies that began three weeks ago. In an online video, the president of the union, Shawn Fain, said all…
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U.A.W. Expands Strikes at Ford and G.M.
[ad_1] The United Automobile Workers union increased the pressure on Ford Motor and General Motors by extending its strike to two more car assembly plants on Friday, saying the companies had not moved far enough to meet its demands for higher pay and benefits. The move is the second escalation of strikes that started on…
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U.A.W. Strike Strains a Fragile Auto Supply Chain
[ad_1] More than a week into its targeted strike at the three established U.S. car companies, the United Automobile Workers union has poked holes in a supply chain that has still not fully recovered from the pandemic. The companies and the union remain far apart in negotiations, and the U.A.W. could expand its strikes to…
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U.A.W. Says It Could Expand Auto Strikes on Friday
[ad_1] The United Automobile Workers union said on Wednesday that it planned to expand its strike against the big three Michigan automakers on Friday if negotiators failed to make substantial progress on new contracts. The union ordered workers to walk off the job nearly two weeks ago at three vehicle assembly plants — each owned…
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U.A.W. Widens Strikes at G.M. and Stellantis, but Cites Progress in Ford Talks
[ad_1] The United Automobile Workers union on Friday significantly raised the pressure on General Motors and Stellantis, the parent of Jeep and Ram, by expanding its strike against the companies to include all the spare-parts distribution centers of the two companies. By widening the strike to the distribution centers, which supply parts to dealerships for…