Shawn Fain: UAW will no longer wait until Fridays to announce strike expansions
(CBS DETROIT) - United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain says the union is entering a new phase, and will no longer wait until Fridays to announce new strike expansions.
In the update made on Friday, Oct. 13, Fain said there would be no additional strikes at this time, but told autoworkers to be ready, as the union will announce new strikes where they need to and when they need to.
Fain also announced that negotiations with General Motors and Stellantis have continued, but they have not reached any agreements yet.
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This comes a few days after UAW called for nearly 9,000 workers at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant to join the strike. The union said the walkout was called after "Ford refuses to make further movement in bargaining."
In a statement, Ford said UAW calling the walkout is "grossly irresponsible."
The UAW has been on strike for nearly a month after not reaching an agreement with Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors by Sept. 14. More than 20,000 workers were called to strike across the country at over 40 plants.
Since then, all three automakers have temporarily laid off hundreds of workers.
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