UAW strike against the big 3 (cough)

[DanCar]

Progress with Ford but not with GM and Stellantis.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/22/uaw-strike-updates-biden/

An example headline using "big 3", which seems like a joke at this point.

UAW, Big 3 contract deadline approaches: Will strike continue?

Auto workers continue to strike against the Big Three — Ford (F), Stellantis (STLA), and General Motors (GM) — as ongoing negotiations fail to make "substantial progress." In the event an agreement is not reached by the noon deadline of Friday, September 22, strikes are expected to expand to...

finance.yahoo.com

 

[Unclepaul]

Wonder if the Big Three would be able to add one more fee to the Moroney stickers. Would Be a UAW FEE to disclose the additional costs of employing overly expensive UAW members to assemble their cars. Similar to the Federal Gas Guzzler fees.

This would show to the customer just how much additional cost they would incure due to high cost of Union forced contracts.

 

[DanCar]

Strike expands against RAM / Stellantis.

UAW strike expands again as union says it shut down Ram truck plant

The United Auto Workers said that 6,800 Stellantis employees walked off the job at a Michigan factory on Monday.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[kabin]

Unless something has changed, UAW strikes aren't a good time for one to expect to buy a well manufactured vehicle.

 

[Unclepaul]

This sounds like more of a shake down, than normal labor negotiations.

Understand the average line worker will get over $100,000 year for regular time plus a huge package of vacation, retirement and insurance benefits.

Experienced Auto worker already gets paid much more that production workers in other industries.

Not sure the Big 3 can stay competitive and in business with these very expensive demands.

 

[DanCar]

Strike looks like it is ending against Ford.

Ford and UAW reach tentative agreement to end strike

The UAW says this contract raises the starting wage by 68 percent.

www.theverge.com