UAW puts strike 'expansion' on hold after major breakthrough with General Motors
Those striking in Chicago workers were joined by UAW President Shawn Fain during a rally Saturday.
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Those striking in Chicago workers were joined by UAW President Shawn Fain during a rally Saturday.
Right now, about 25,000 workers are on strike.
It comes as the United Auto Workers strike enters its fourth week. The UAW's president is expected to make a major announcement later on Friday possibly expanding the strike.
Two weeks into the strike, approximately 25,000 auto workers have now walked off the job nationwide.
Approximately 4,600 Ford workers at the Chicago Assembly Plant on the Southeast Side joined the United Auto Workers on strike against Detroit's Big Three carmakers on Friday, expanding a strike that has already shuttered assembly plants, parts distribution centers and other facilities across more than 20 states.
Approximately 4,600 Ford workers at the Chicago Assembly Plant on the Southeast Side joined the United Auto Workers on strike against Detroit's Big Three carmakers on Friday, expanding a strike that has already shuttered assembly plants, parts distribution centers and other facilities across more than 20 states.
The president said it's his way of demonstrating his pro-union stance. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports he's not the only high-profile name standing in solidarity with workers.
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports the workers Bolingbrook and Naperville workers said they have been out here the past four days on the picket lines. They said they're prepared to stand in solidarity for as long as it takes.
"We've only gotten two 6% wage increases in the last eight years. Our wages are 21% behind when you look at inflation. And the company has a 20% offer on the table right now."
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports the auto workers said they're not asking for anything that isn't out of line. They want their pension back, as well as tiered wages and to bring back the cost of living allowances that they used to have.
More than 18,000 auto workers are now on strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis.
"We're not going to wait around forever for a fair contract," UAW President Shawn Fain said. "The companies know how to make this right."
Hundreds of autoworkers gathered Thursday outside the UAW Local 551 headquarters, 13550 S. Torrence Ave., to protest.
More plants are expected to walk off the job on Friday if the impasse continues – and the Ford Plant at 126th Street and Torrence Avenue in Chicago could be one of them. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
UAW leaders have said their strike could expand by the end of the week if there isn't significant progress on a deal.
"I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show's premiere until the strike is over," Barrymore wrote on Instagram.
Striking auto workers say there is some progress to report, in their talks with Ford - one of the three Detroit automakers impacted by their walkout now entering its third day. Economists say a long and expanded strike could lead to higher car prices.
Thousands of employees at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio launched a historic work stoppage against Detroit's Big Three automakers.
The union is asking for a 40% pay hike, a shorter week for workers, and the return of pension plans for hourly employees. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports from the Ford plant in South Deering.
So far the walkouts have been limited to a Ford factory in Michigan, a GM plant in Missouri, and a Stellantis complex in Ohio.
The UAW is asking for up to a 40% raise from Ford, GM, and Stellantis, the company that makes Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram vehicles.
The clock was ticking Thursday night as the deadline for the country's big three car companies and the United Auto Workers union to reach a deal to avoid a strike was not far away.
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