UAW President Sean Fine and other labor leaders led a march yesterday in Chicago to maintain union members’ support for a strike against Detroit automakers that is now in its fourth week.
UAW President Sean Fine portrayed the strike as a pivotal moment for organized labor and part of a war pitting workers against the “billionaire class and corporate greed.”
Fine did not provide new details about the talks or whether they would continue. A spokeswoman for Stellantis, which owns the Jeep, Ram and Dodge brands, said there was nothing to update.
The union announced a breakthrough last Friday, when GM agreed to place workers at new electric vehicle battery plants under the UAW’s national contract. On Friday night, Ford reiterated its previous statement that the plants have not yet been built, and when they are, workers will decide whether to join the union.
The strike began last September 15 at three assembly plants, one run by each company, and has since spread to GM and Stellantis parts centers, another Ford plant and another General Motors plant. The UAW did not announce new goals on Friday, citing progress in the talks.
The UAW is seeking a 36 percent pay increase over four years and other benefits. The union says Ford has offered a 23 percent pay increase over four years, with pay increases for General Motors and Stellantis about 20 percent.
Fine was joined in yesterday’s march by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union, the Flight Attendants Association and KMU, the largest labor union in the Philippines.
2023-10-08 22:03:49
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