Auto workers are voting overwhelmingly to give union leaders the authority to call strikes against Detroit car companies if a contract agreement isn’t reached.
FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019. Auto workers are voting overwhelmingly to give union leaders the authority to call strikes against Detroit car companies if a contract agreement isnt reached. The United Auto Workers union said Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, that results are still being tallied, but so far 97% have voted in favor of authorizing one or more strikes against Stellantis, General Motors and Ford.
Contracts between the union representing about 146,000 workers at Stellantis, General Motors and Ford expire at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 14. Fain said earlier this week thatContract talks with the Detroit Three began in July, but Fain has consistently said. Fain has said the union hasn't picked a company as a strike target, and it could target all three.The companies have said they're bargaining in good faith.
The union also wants to represent joint venture electric vehicle battery plants being built by the companies, and it's seeking top union wages at those factories.
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