UAW threatens to expand strike to more auto plants by end of week
"We're not messing around," Union chief Shawn Fain said in setting Friday deadline unless talks progress with Big Three automakers.
"We're not messing around," Union chief Shawn Fain said in setting Friday deadline unless talks progress with Big Three automakers.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain says more plants will be called to strike if "serious progress" isn't made with Detroit's big three automakers by noon, Sept. 22.
A source familiar with talks told CBS News Detroit on Monday the UAW is waiting on new counteroffers from Detroit's three automakers.
Tier 1 and especially Tier 2 automotive suppliers could be at risk financially if a prolonged strike occurs.
Former UAW President Bob King and Wayne State professor of management Marick Masters discuss the potential strike by Canada's Unifor of Ford.
Fain, an electrician who comes from a line of autoworkers, was elected to lead the UAW just six months ago.
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There is still no agreement between the Big Three and the UAW, as they are on day four of the strike.
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said the union is rejecting a 21% pay increase offered by one of the Big Three automakers.
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About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn't reach a deal with Detroit's automakers.
The United Auto Workers union announced a strike midnight after no agreement with Detroit's big automakers. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave joined CBS News Detroit to discuss what some automaker leaders are saying amid the strike.
Here's CBS News Detroit's latest coverage on the UAW strike.
Marick Masters, professor of management at Wayne State, and Robert J. Finkel, a labor and employment attorney, weigh in on the UAW's targeted strike.
In a statement, the company says the workers laid off are at Michigan Assembly Plant's body construction department and south sub-assembly area of integrated stamping.
UAW members are seeking a wage increase, better benefits, and a return to a traditional pension.
A 31-year-old Davison Township man has been charged with two felonies after allegedly sending threatening text messages to UAW President Shawn Fain, authorities said.
The UAW is planning a rally at 4 p.m. Friday at the UAW-Ford Joint Trusts Center.
A dispensary in Walled Lake is offering UAW members its products at half price to show support as they strike.
About 13,000 autoworkers walked off the job at midnight Friday.
CBS News Detroit's Jordan Burrows speaks with striking UAW members on the picket line outside the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant.
CBS News Detroit's Jordan Burrows was along the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne Friday morning.
U.S. Senator Gary Peters joined the UAW picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne Friday morning.
About 13,000 U.S. auto workers have stopped making vehicles and headed for the picket lines.
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The United Auto Workers union announced on Wednesday that members at Ford Motor Company's River Rouge tool and die unit will go on strike on Sept. 26 if an agreement is not reached.
In a Tuesday live stream, Fain says the votes are planned at one or more Stellantis locals over the automaker's alleged failure to uphold contract commitments.
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