For the first time, the United Auto Workers union has gone on strike against all three Detroit car companies at the same time.
UAW President Shawn Fain announced the union would be going on strike late Thursday night, as negotiations with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis automakers faltered and the deadline to reach a deal passed at 11:59 p.m.Here are three things to know about the historic strike.The UAW is aiming for an increase in benefits, primarily a 36% wage increase for workers over four years.
Instead, General Motors and Ford offered the union 20% increases, with Stellantis offering 17.5%. The union turned down the offers from the three companies, deciding instead to strike at a targeted group of factories in an effort to force the companies to meet the demands. As a result, about 13,000 autoworkers went on strike early Friday morning at three locations, according to the Associated Press.The strike offers a unique conundrum for President Joe Biden, who faces a clash of his promises to support unions, hold together the economy, and oversee a transition to a clean energy future. He had expressed optimism that a strike would be avoided.
Part of the problem for autoworkers is the fear of a transition to electric vehicles, pushed by Biden, as it could replace their jobs for fewer positions with fewer benefits.
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