The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday expanded its coordinated U.S. strike against General Motors Co and Stellantis , but said it had made real progress in talks with Ford Motor .
The automakers, like their global counterparts, have been focused on cost reductions, which in some cases include job cuts, to help accelerate a shift to electric vehicles from gasoline-powered vehicles.The UAW, which represents 46,000 GM workers, 57,000 Ford employees and 43,000 Stellantis workers, kicked off negotiations with the companies in July.
The second round of strikes will expand to 38 locations across 20 states in all nine regions of the UAW, focusing on parts distribution centers.the companies' offers. It has demanded a 40% wage hike, including a 20% immediate increase, and improvements in benefits. Fain has said repeatedly that the union will push to restore pay improvements tied to the cost of living and retiree benefits cut during the 2008-2009 economic crisis.
Fain also is aiming to get agreements that would allow the UAW to represent hourly workers at joint-venture EV battery plants opened or planned by the Detroit Three.on the Biden administration to soften its proposed vehicle emission cuts that would require 67% of new vehicles to be electric by 2032. The union has yet to endorse a candidate in the next U.S. presidential election.
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