American Auto Workers Union
The president of the United Auto Workers Union announced on Friday that progress had been made in the talks in the last moments, indicating that the union would continue its strike, but without expanding its scope to other factories.
The head of the United Auto Workers Union, Sean Fein, welcomed a “breakthrough” achieved in the talks when General Motors made a concession after threatening to expand the scope of the partial strike that has been ongoing for three weeks.
Fein did not rule out escalating the movement in the future, but he would not include additional factories in the strike after he had announced in the past two weeks an expansion of the scope of the sit-in that began on September 15.
“Here’s the bottom line: Our strike is serving its purpose,” Levin said in an online broadcast, adding, “But we have not yet reached” the desired result.
Finn said that General Motors had made a “big leap” over its competitors, Ford and Stellantis, by agreeing “in writing” to include electric battery factories in the national agreement of the United Auto Workers.
Finn stressed that the importance of GM’s change in position should not be “overestimated” given the possibility that the shift to electric vehicles could lead to the replacement of traditional high-paying jobs with lower-paying ones in what he describes as a “race to the bottom.”
Wearing an “Eat the Rich” T-shirt, Finn gave a summary of the current situation, as every company often offers a response to union demands that involves little change.
Stopping the escalation of the strike will provide breathing room for the three major companies, although Fein did not rule out escalation again if progress is not achieved.
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2023-10-07 09:35:02
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