UAW strike 2023
The UAW strike 2023 is an unprecedented strike against all of the Big Three automakers beginning on September 15, 2023.
While withholding a political endorsement of Biden's reelection, the UAW leadership has made extreme demands for increased wages, benefits, and even a four-day work week. Socialistic rhetoric such as criticizing billionaires is part of this strike.
Rival Tesla does not have unionized workers.
Union demands
The union demands are reported as follows:
| “ | The UAW demands have been focused on a 40% proposed pay increase, the re-establishment of pensions, a 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay, a reversal of past concessions made by the union such as cost-of-living adjustments, and erasing a tiered-pay system.[1] | ” |
Automakers counteroffers
On September 20, Stellantis made the first counteroffer among the Big Three with terms that were not fully disclosed to the public.[2]
Initial stage
The initial strike on September 15 was a "three-location work stoppage," which "is just a fraction of the size of a possible full-scale walkout — which would involve nearly 150,000 union members across several other states."[3]
References
- ↑ https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uaw-strike-against-the-big-three-automakers.html
- ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/uaw-strike-day-6-stellantis-makes-new-counteroffer-announces-layoffs-along-with-gm/
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/17/uaw-negotiations-forward-union-president-says-00116433
