The UAW went on strike against all three of Detroit’s biggest automakers at midnight as its contracts expired, with the first picket lines in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri.
The strike comes as the union and the Big Three remain far apart on wages, benefits and worker schedules after weeks of acrimonious talks. The union is demanding a wage increase of 36 percent over four years, while the carmakers have boosted their offers to between 17.5 percent and 20 percent over four and a half years.
It’s the first time the union has launched a strike of any size on all three companies at the same time. The last national auto strike was against General Motors in 2019. Adelisa LeBron, a striking Ford employee who works on the engine line at the Michigan Assembly, said she’s on strike, because as a single mother she can’t afford to support to her kids without a second job. LeBron brought her mother — who also works for Ford — and daughter to the picket line on Friday morning. LeBron makes $24 an hour after two years at the facility. “As a single parent, I’m working paycheck to paycheck,” LeBron said.
Farley this week also accused the union of staging “PR events” and failing to respond to Ford’s latest offer, which he described as the most generous from the company in 80 years. The union is planning a rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders in Detroit on Friday evening.
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