The UAW said it is executing a so-called stand up strike strategy, in which employees at a small number of Ford, GM and Stellantis factories are walking off the job.
before their contract with employees represented by the United Auto Workers expired at midnight Thursday, setting the stage for one of the largest strikes to hit the U.S. in years.
Fain called on three factories to strike immediately beginning Friday. They included a GM assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri, a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, and a Stellantis assembly complex in Toledo, Ohio. "We will show our strength and unity on the first day of this historic action," Fain said."All options remain on the table."
"I think they're preparing for a historic strike with all three companies," Ford CEO Jim Farley told CBS News earlier Thursday.
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