Strikes against automakers spread to 38 locations in 20 states, Stellantis and GM are targeted
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The president of the United Auto Workers said the union will expand its strike against major automakers by walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis plants in 20 states.

The president of the United Auto Workers said Friday the union will expand its strike against major automakers by walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis facilities in 20 states

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    The president of the United Auto Workers said Friday the union will expand its strike against major automakers by walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis facilities in 20 states.

    Ford was spared additional strikes because the company has met some of the union’s demands during negotiations over the past week, said UAW President Shawn Fain.

    The UAW has other demands, including a 32-hour work week for 40 hours of pay and a restoration of traditional pension plans for newer workers.

    The companies say they can’t afford to meet the union’s demands because they need to invest profits in a costly transition from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles.

    Fain said earlier this week he would call on workers at more plants to strike unless there was significant progress in contract negotiations with the carmakers.

    The Detroit News reported Thursday that a spokesman for Fain wrote on a private group chat on X, formerly Twitter, that union negotiators aimed to inflict “recurring reputations damage and operational chaos” on the carmakers, and “if we can keep them wounded for months they don’t know what to do.”

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  • Im14abeer@midwest.socialEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I think this is a smart move on Fain’s part. The dealers will be fine without new product for a few weeks (thus not pressing the companies to end the strike). No parts for their very profitable service departments is going to piss them off royally. That will help the cause.

    • hddsx@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Dunno.

      Are you going to buy a union made car in the future if you can’t get your car repaired because of a strike?

      This could backfire.

      • Im14abeer@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Well, I will because I’m on the worker’s side here. This may be the deciding factor for a small slice of car buyers, but I think most people are already on one side of this issue or the other. I believe the pressure from the dealers outweighs the potential lost customers, especially if it expedites the resolution.

        • hddsx@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I am down for unions, but I haven’t always been down for UAW. Granted, the current President is supposed to be different from UAW management of yore. However, I don’t get why a person who’s two weeks in should get the same pay as someone who’s 7 weeks in. I also don’t like the fact that they are screwing people over who already bought union made cars.

          They targeted their most profitable vehicles. Why are repair parts second on the list? Why not target some other part of the process so new development will be impacted? Impact the companies, not consumers.