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{{cquote|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.<ref>https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uaw-strike-against-the-big-three-automakers.html</ref>}} | {{cquote|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.<ref>https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uaw-strike-against-the-big-three-automakers.html</ref>}} | ||
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| + | == 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."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/17/uaw-negotiations-forward-union-president-says-00116433</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:15, September 17, 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] | ” |
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."[2]