Ford, Stellantis, and GM workers overwhelmingly ratify new contracts
The companies agreed to dramatically raise pay for top-scale assembly plant workers, with increases and cost-of-living adjustments.
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The companies agreed to dramatically raise pay for top-scale assembly plant workers, with increases and cost-of-living adjustments.
With the tentative deal reached with Ford, the UAW will now be able to use it to model similar contract settlements with GM and Stellantis.
This should be "Ford and the UAW versus Toyota, Honda and Tesla — and all the Chinese companies that want to enter our home market," Bob Ford said.
General Motors agreed Friday to include electric vehicle battery production in its new contract with the United Auto Workers union. CBS Detroit reporter Terell Bailey has more.
Roughly 709,000 Ford-manufactured vehicles featuring EcoBoost engine variants could suffer "catastrophic engine failure," the NHTSA said.
Around 1,300 United Auto Workers went on strike Friday against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. President Biden is sending two White House officials to help with negotiations but called on automakers to pay their employees more. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
Thousands of employees at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio launched a historic work stoppage against Detroit's Big Three automakers.
Employees at three Ford, GM and Stellantis plants walked off the job Friday and more could join them soon, the UAW said.
The UAW is threatening to have many of its 140,000 members walk off the job at 11:59 p.m. unless Detroit's Big Three automakers and the union agree on new contracts.
Damaged wiring can unexpectedly activate the brake and cause drivers to lose control, safety officials said.
All of Ford Motor Co.'s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada starting next year.
Ford has announced another SUV recall, this time impacting about 520,000 Ford Escape and Bronco Sport compacts in the U.S.
Vehicles could move in an "unexpected direction" due to a gear issue, federal regulators say.
