UAW escalates strike by adding Stellantis plant with 6,800 workers
About 40,800 workers are now on strike against all three automakers. The strikes, now in their sixth week, cover seven assembly plants and 38 parts warehouses.
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UAW boss says strikes will continue in bid for better offers from companies
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers have increased their wage and benefit offers, he believes the union can gain more if it holds out longer in contract talks.
Ford leader calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company’s future at stake
In a rare speech during contract talks in the company’s hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford said high labor costs could limit spending to develop new vehicles and invest in factories.
UAW breaks pattern of adding plants to strikes on Fridays, says more could come any time
UAW President Shawn Fain told workers in a live video appearance that the companies started gaming the system, waiting until Fridays to make progress in bargaining.
Ford says it’s at limit on how much it can spend to get new contract with striking autoworkers
The apparently widening labor rift indicates that Ford and the UAW may be in for a lengthy strike that could cost the company and workers billions of dollars.
UAW escalates strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville
The surprise move at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.
Detroit automakers, union leaders spar over 4,800 layoffs at non-striking factories
The UAW contends that the layoffs are unjustified and were imposed as part of the companies’ pressure campaign to persuade union members to accept less favorable terms in negotiations with automakers.
Stellantis, Samsung SDI to spend $3.2B on second EV battery plant in Indiana, hire 1,400
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is committing a state-record incentive package to the joint venture for the second plant, topping the previous record-setting package pledged for the first plant last year.
Future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in autoworkers strike
With the UAW strike now in its fourth week, EVs and their potential impact on job security have become central to union negotiations with the automakers.
IBJ Podcast: Shawn Fain, UAW’s firebrand prez, was forged in Kokomo’s union hotbed
IBJ reporter John Russell talks about his recent trip to Kokomo to learn how the union boss was shaped by his experiences there.
UPDATE: UAW doesn’t expand strike after GM makes battery plant concession
The United Auto Workers union will announce Friday afternoon whether it will widen its strike to additional factories at Detroit’s biggest vehicle manufacturers after another week of tense contract bargaining.
Striking UAW workers, Detroit automakers reportedly make progress in talks
The report of progress raises the possibility that the union might decide not to expand its walkouts at one or more of the companies.
GM furloughs workers at Indiana plant
The United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three automakers is once again having an effect on Indiana workers.
Drivers buying new cars to replace older models, even with surging prices
New-car sales are up about 15% this year, with pent-up demand fueling sales. The strike has yet to put a crimp in supply or demand for new cars, but industry executives and dealers are growing wary.
UAW strikes spread to Chicago, Lansing as 7,000 more workers join picket line
Union President Shawn Fain told workers on a video appearance Friday that negotiations haven’t broken down but Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress.
UAW set to widen strike barring progress in contract talks
The United Auto Workers union said it will broaden its strike at noon Friday unless there is last-minute progress in contract talks with Detroit’s Big Three automakers.
UAW set to announce plans to expand strike against automakers
Additional walkouts will take place at noon Friday without serious progress in contract talks, the United Auto Workers union said.
Hyundai, Kia recall nearly 3.4M vehicles due to fire risk, urge owners to park outdoors
The recalls cover multiple car and SUV models from the 2010 through 2019 model years including Hyundai’s Santa Fe SUV and Kia’s Sorrento SUV.
Ford pausing construction of Michigan battery plant amid contract talks with UAW
In a statement, UAW President Shawn Fain called the move “a shameful, barely-veiled threat by Ford to cut jobs” at a plant that’s not open yet.
Strike against automakers spreads to 38 locations in 20 states, but not Indiana
The UAW on Friday targeted GM and Stellantis distribution centers throughout the United States. Ford was spared additional walkouts because the company has met some of the union’s demands.