Ford announces 400 layoffs in Metro Detroit amid UAW strike
Ford Motor Company announced about 400 workers in Metro Detroit have been laid off as a result of the United Auto Workers strike.
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Ford Motor Company announced about 400 workers in Metro Detroit have been laid off as a result of the United Auto Workers strike.
Unifor's president says they are pushing for a pattern agreement to keep the Big Three automakers from "lowering our wages, cutting our work standards, or pitting workers against each other."
Meaningful progress has been made in the negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit's three auto companies.
Automakers posted big increases in new vehicle sales during the summer, despite high prices, rising interest rates and even a limited strike against Detroit companies.
Ford Motor Company said it made its seventh offer to the United Auto Workers, calling it their "strongest" offer made.
Layoffs due to the United Auto Workers strike are stacking up. It comes as General Motors is now reviewing the latest counteroffer from the union.
The UAW pointed to its earlier statement criticizing the layoffs.
Stellantis is recalling nearly 273,000 trucks in the U.S. because the radio software can stop the rear view camera image from being displayed.
The autoworkers' strike is now entering its third full week, and on Monday, we learned how much money the industry has lost so far because of it.
In a statement on Monday, Ford said, "the UAW's targeted strike strategy has knock-on effects for facilities that are not directly targeted for a work stoppage."
U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles.
The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks that covers about 4,000 workers in three states.
UAW members hold a convoy rally along Jefferson Avenue near the UAW Solidarity House Friday night as members strike against the Big Three.
The UAW's strike against Detroit's Big Three grew to include a General Motors manufacturing plant in Lansing on Friday.
The financial and emotional impact of the UAW strike is getting more tense by the day.