The UAW strike is underway. Here's what it looks like so far.
Employees at three Ford, GM and Stellantis plants walked off the job Friday and more could join them soon, the UAW said.
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Employees at three Ford, GM and Stellantis plants walked off the job Friday and more could join them soon, the UAW said.
Deals between the United Auto Workers union and Detroit's Big 3 automakers are set to expire Thursday night, with more than 140,000 auto workers set to strike if new agreements aren't reached. The president of the union says its demands are fair, while the CEO of Ford says the ongoing stalemate is not the automaker's fault. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe have more on the situation.
Nearly 150,000 U.S. auto workers are prepared to strike Thursday night if their union doesn't reach a deal with Detroit's Big Three automakers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. If United Auto Workers initiates a strike, the union will strike at a limited number of plants, but union leaders say that will grow if there's no movement in contract talks. Senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports from the Detroit Auto Show.
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.
The United Auto Workers union is poised to strike if a deal isn't reached with Detroit's Big Three automakers by Thursday night. Al Root, senior writer at Barron's, joined CBS News to discuss how far apart both sides are and what the logistics of a strike for UAW could be.
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The UAW says 97% of members voted to strike if agreements can't be reached with G.M., Ford and Stellantis by Thursday. The union's demands include a 46% across-the-board pay increase, 32-hour work weeks with 40 hours of pay, restoration of pension plans for new hires and cost of living adjustments. Former UAW spokesperson Brian Rothenberg joined CBS News to discuss the state of the negotiations.
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