Sep 30, 2023 at 11:17 AM Update: 28 minutes ago
The top executives of the American car companies Ford Motor and General Motors (GM) are angry now that a major strike has expanded. On Friday it was announced that even more employees would be leaving work. The strike has entered its third week and there appears to be no end in sight.
The strike is organized by the UAW car union. According to GM chairman Mary Barra, the union does not want to reach an agreement and UAW is putting the future of its company at risk. She also said that UAW President Shawn Fain mainly wants to put himself in the spotlight with the campaign.
Ford CEO Jim Farley stated that the UAW wants to hold carmakers hostage with the strike and that the union’s demands could have very negative consequences for the auto industry. He also said that jobs at suppliers are at risk.
On Friday, another 7,000 workers at two Ford and GM plants in the United States joined the strike. The UAW refrained from expanding the strike at Chrysler parent company Stellantis because negotiations there would have gone more smoothly. About 25,000 employees of the three car companies are now participating in the strike at dozens of factories.
The UAW and the automakers are at loggerheads over wage increases and other benefits. The union wants factory employees to be paid 40 percent more. The companies, known as The Big Three of Detroit, offer just over 20 percent and without the benefits required by the UAW.
On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden visited Detroit. He then announced that he supported the union’s demands.
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2023-09-30 09:17:51
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