UAW President announces a strike of all 38 US parts and distribution centers at General Motors and Stellantis, following stalled negotiations.
The US auto workers union expanded on Friday a strike against two of Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers and invited President Joe Biden to support workers on the picket line.
UAW President Shawn Fain announced a strike of all 38 US parts and distribution centers at General Motors and Stellantis, where negotiations are stalled. He did not expand the stoppage at Ford, which has offered important concessions since the strike was launched a week ago.
“As we have said for weeks, we’re not going to wait around forever for fair contracts at the Big Three,” Fain stressed in a briefing.
He continued, “We invite and encourage anyone who supports our cause to join us on the picket line, from friends and family all the way up to the president of the United States.”
“The way you can help is to build our movement and show the companies that the public stands with us,” Fain indicated.
The UAW President pointed out that Ford had improved earlier proposals by reinstating a cost-of-living measure that had been suspended in 2009. Ford also offered an enhanced profit-sharing system and granted the union the right to strike over plant closures.
Source: Almayadeen