UAW Strike Day 6: Stellantis makes new counteroffer, announces layoffs along with GM
Stellantis has put forth a new counteroffer, the first one from the Big Three since the strike began last Friday.
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Stellantis has put forth a new counteroffer, the first one from the Big Three since the strike began last Friday.
Each day, new UAW members who work at the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne picket for four hours. They'll do this once a week until an agreement is made.
Detroit was the heart of the US auto industry for most of the 20th century, but the South has loomed larger since the 1970s.
The UAW is planning a rally outside Stellantis' Headquarters in Auburn Hills for Wednesday at 4 p.m.
A source familiar with talks told CBS News Detroit on Monday the UAW is waiting on new counteroffers from Detroit's three automakers.
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.
About 13,000 autoworkers walked off the job at midnight Friday.
Thousands of employees at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio launched a historic work stoppage against Detroit's Big Three automakers.
Here's CBS News Detroit's latest coverage on the UAW 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.
The vehicles produced at three plants where nearly 13,000 workers have walked off the job range from popular SUVs to pickup trucks.
The UAW is planning a rally at 4 p.m. Friday at the UAW-Ford Joint Trusts Center.
Fain said there will be a mass rally at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at the UAW-Ford Joint Trusts Center.
United Auto Workers – the union that represents workers at the Big Three automakers in Detroit – went on strike overnight.
UAW President Shawn Fain says facilities that were not called on Thursday will work under an expired agreement with no contract extension.
United Auto Workers union members are now able to sign up to receive their $500 a-week strike payment, only reminding us of the possibility of a strike as soon as Friday.
UAW worker Eric McIntosh says he's concerned that a strike could happen.
The deadline to avoid a strike is Sept. 14. According to Stellantis, they plan to issue a counteroffer to UAW by the end of this week.
If the United Auto Workers union doesn't reach a deal with the three Detroit automakers before the current contract expires next Thursday night and members go on strike, it's expected to have a ripple effect across the economy, beginning with businesses near the auto plants.
In less than 24 hours, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union will know how many members are willing to strike if contract talks fail with the Big Three next month.
UAW President Shawn Fain told CBS News Detroit they held a strike conference Thursday morning, and members are fired up and ready to do what they must to get their fair share of this next contract.
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The UAW became known for fighting for higher wages, improved benefits and safer working conditions for workers across the auto industry.
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For the second time in less than six months, a motorist has crashed into a terminal at the Detroit Metro Airport. The Evans Terminal is the site of the latest collision, which happened on Friday. Investigators are confused about what the driver in the latest incident said after his vehicle hit the terminal. CBS News Detroit's Terell Bailey reports.
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