UAW starts strike on Big 3 automakers

[odanny]

Some of their demands are crazy, no way will they restore pensions and healthcare for retirees, that ship has sailed. I'm not sure that they will get them to end the two-tier wages, as every company does this now. I wish them luck.



DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union launched simultaneous strikes at three factories owned by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis early on Friday, kicking off the most ambitious U.S. industrial labor action in decades.

The walkouts at the "Detroit Three" will halt production of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, along with other popular models. UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will hold off for now on more costly company-wide strikes, but said all options are open if new contracts are not agreed.

Fain laid out plans for the unprecedented, simultaneous walkouts in a Facebook Live address less than two hours before the expiration of the old contract.


The walkouts capped weeks of clashes between Fain and Detroit Three executives over union demands for a bigger share of profits generated by combustion trucks, and stronger job security as automakers shift to electric vehicles.

"For the first time in our history we will strike all three of the Big Three," Fain said.

The strikes involving a combined 12,700 workers will take place at assembly plants operated by Ford in Wayne, Michigan, GM in Wentzville, Missouri and Stellantis' Jeep brand in Toledo, Ohio. They are critical to the production of some of the Detroit Three's most profitable vehicles.

Fain's decision to go with targeted walkouts could limit the cost to the union of strike pay. The UAW has a strike fund of $825 million, which pales in comparisons to billions in liquidity the automakers have built up thanks to robust profits from the trucks and SUVs UAW members build.

Stellantis has more than 90 days worth of Jeeps in stock, and has been building SUVs and trucks on overtime, according to Cox Automotive data.

But a week-long shutdown at Stellantis' Jeep plant in Toledo could cut revenue by more than $380 million, based on data from the company's financial reports.

"This is more of a symbolic strike than an actual damaging one," said Sam Fiorani, a production forecaster at Auto Forecast Solutions, who added that he had expected more in the first wave of the strike.

"If the negotiations don't go in a direction that Fain thinks is positive, we can fully expect a larger strike coming in a week or two," he said.

Fiorani estimated the limited action would stop production of about 24,000 vehicles a week. And while it targets some key brands, like the Bronco, buyers would be willing to wait, for now.

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UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage

DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said it plans to resume bargaining on Saturday after launching its first simultaneous strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis, with effects of the limited shutdown starting to spread on Friday. The most ambitious U.S...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Jarlaxle]

How long before they start building and importing from CHina?

 

[theHawk]

Some of their demands are crazy, no way will they restore pensions and healthcare for retirees, that ship has sailed. I'm not sure that they will get them to end the two-tier wages, as every company does this now. I wish them luck.



DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union launched simultaneous strikes at three factories owned by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis early on Friday, kicking off the most ambitious U.S. industrial labor action in decades.

The walkouts at the "Detroit Three" will halt production of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, along with other popular models. UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will hold off for now on more costly company-wide strikes, but said all options are open if new contracts are not agreed.

Fain laid out plans for the unprecedented, simultaneous walkouts in a Facebook Live address less than two hours before the expiration of the old contract.


The walkouts capped weeks of clashes between Fain and Detroit Three executives over union demands for a bigger share of profits generated by combustion trucks, and stronger job security as automakers shift to electric vehicles.

"For the first time in our history we will strike all three of the Big Three," Fain said.

The strikes involving a combined 12,700 workers will take place at assembly plants operated by Ford in Wayne, Michigan, GM in Wentzville, Missouri and Stellantis' Jeep brand in Toledo, Ohio. They are critical to the production of some of the Detroit Three's most profitable vehicles.

Fain's decision to go with targeted walkouts could limit the cost to the union of strike pay. The UAW has a strike fund of $825 million, which pales in comparisons to billions in liquidity the automakers have built up thanks to robust profits from the trucks and SUVs UAW members build.

Stellantis has more than 90 days worth of Jeeps in stock, and has been building SUVs and trucks on overtime, according to Cox Automotive data.

But a week-long shutdown at Stellantis' Jeep plant in Toledo could cut revenue by more than $380 million, based on data from the company's financial reports.

"This is more of a symbolic strike than an actual damaging one," said Sam Fiorani, a production forecaster at Auto Forecast Solutions, who added that he had expected more in the first wave of the strike.

"If the negotiations don't go in a direction that Fain thinks is positive, we can fully expect a larger strike coming in a week or two," he said.

Fiorani estimated the limited action would stop production of about 24,000 vehicles a week. And while it targets some key brands, like the Bronco, buyers would be willing to wait, for now.


COMPANIES FEAR COST HIKES


The union has said it wants a 40% raise. The companies have offered up to 20%, but without key benefits demanded by the union. None of the Detroit Three has proposed eliminating tiered wage systems that require new hires to stay on the job for eight years to earn the same as veteran workers - a central UAW demand.

Ford said the UAW's latest proposals would double its U.S. labor costs and make it uncompetitive against Tesla and other non-union rivals. A walkout could mean that UAW profit-sharing checks for this year would be "decimated," the company said.

Stellantis responded to the union walkout by saying it had immediately put the company in "contingency mode" and would take all of the appropriate structural decisions to protect the company and its North American operations, without elaborating.

Fain said earlier this week that Stellantis had proposed shutting as many as 18 U.S. facilities.

GM said it was disappointed by the walkout, and would continue to "bargain in good faith."

Ahead of Fain's address, GM's top manufacturing executive Gerald Johnson said in a video that the UAW's wage and benefits proposals would cost the automaker $100 billion, "more than twice the value of all of General Motors and absolutely impossible to absorb." He did not detail how the union proposals would result in that cost, or over what time frame.

Fain has rejected the automakers' assertions that union demands would cost too much, saying the companies have spent billions on share buybacks and executive salaries.

Suppliers and other industries that depend on automakers and their workers could see demand and cash dry up if the UAW shut down Detroit Three's U.S. manufacturing operations. The standoff has become a political issue with President Joe Biden, facing re-election next year, prominently calling for a deal.

Biden is pouring billions in federal subsidies into expanding sales of electric vehicles. But the shift to EVs could threaten UAW combustion powertrain jobs. The union has not endorsed Biden's re-election.

"I think the Biden administration just continues to watch this slow-moving car crash as its EV strategy collides head on with unions," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said.

UAW President Fain has taken an unorthodox approach to the negotiations, bargaining with all three Detroit automakers simultaneously. Past UAW leaders chose one company to set a contract pattern for the other two. Fain has played the companies against each other, seeking to drive up their offers.

While a deal with one or more of the automakers could come at any time, the disruption is an opportunity for non-union automakers in the United States, including Tesla, Toyota, Honda and Mercedes.

Those non-union factories, plus imported vehicles, account for more than half of the vehicles sold in the U.S. market.

A full strike would hit earnings by about $400 million to $500 million at each affected automaker per week of lost production, Deutsche Bank has estimated. Some of those losses could be recouped by boosting production schedules after a strike, but that possibility fades as a strike extends to weeks or months.

UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage

DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said it plans to resume bargaining on Saturday after launching its first simultaneous strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis, with effects of the limited shutdown starting to spread on Friday. The most ambitious U.S...

www.yahoo.com

Bidenflation is catching up to them. The cost of everything has skyrocketed, yet people’s wages have not.


The average income in the US is $56k.

The average house price is well over $400k with the highest interest rates in 40 years.

Then throw in the insane cost of living such as gas, food, and utility bills. This is unsustainable.

 

[The Duke]

Some of their demands are crazy, no way will they restore pensions and healthcare for retirees, that ship has sailed. I'm not sure that they will get them to end the two-tier wages, as every company does this now. I wish them luck.



DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union launched simultaneous strikes at three factories owned by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis early on Friday, kicking off the most ambitious U.S. industrial labor action in decades.

The walkouts at the "Detroit Three" will halt production of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, along with other popular models. UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will hold off for now on more costly company-wide strikes, but said all options are open if new contracts are not agreed.

Fain laid out plans for the unprecedented, simultaneous walkouts in a Facebook Live address less than two hours before the expiration of the old contract.


The walkouts capped weeks of clashes between Fain and Detroit Three executives over union demands for a bigger share of profits generated by combustion trucks, and stronger job security as automakers shift to electric vehicles.

"For the first time in our history we will strike all three of the Big Three," Fain said.

The strikes involving a combined 12,700 workers will take place at assembly plants operated by Ford in Wayne, Michigan, GM in Wentzville, Missouri and Stellantis' Jeep brand in Toledo, Ohio. They are critical to the production of some of the Detroit Three's most profitable vehicles.

Fain's decision to go with targeted walkouts could limit the cost to the union of strike pay. The UAW has a strike fund of $825 million, which pales in comparisons to billions in liquidity the automakers have built up thanks to robust profits from the trucks and SUVs UAW members build.

Stellantis has more than 90 days worth of Jeeps in stock, and has been building SUVs and trucks on overtime, according to Cox Automotive data.

But a week-long shutdown at Stellantis' Jeep plant in Toledo could cut revenue by more than $380 million, based on data from the company's financial reports.

"This is more of a symbolic strike than an actual damaging one," said Sam Fiorani, a production forecaster at Auto Forecast Solutions, who added that he had expected more in the first wave of the strike.

"If the negotiations don't go in a direction that Fain thinks is positive, we can fully expect a larger strike coming in a week or two," he said.

Fiorani estimated the limited action would stop production of about 24,000 vehicles a week. And while it targets some key brands, like the Bronco, buyers would be willing to wait, for now.


COMPANIES FEAR COST HIKES


The union has said it wants a 40% raise. The companies have offered up to 20%, but without key benefits demanded by the union. None of the Detroit Three has proposed eliminating tiered wage systems that require new hires to stay on the job for eight years to earn the same as veteran workers - a central UAW demand.

Ford said the UAW's latest proposals would double its U.S. labor costs and make it uncompetitive against Tesla and other non-union rivals. A walkout could mean that UAW profit-sharing checks for this year would be "decimated," the company said.

Stellantis responded to the union walkout by saying it had immediately put the company in "contingency mode" and would take all of the appropriate structural decisions to protect the company and its North American operations, without elaborating.

Fain said earlier this week that Stellantis had proposed shutting as many as 18 U.S. facilities.

GM said it was disappointed by the walkout, and would continue to "bargain in good faith."

Ahead of Fain's address, GM's top manufacturing executive Gerald Johnson said in a video that the UAW's wage and benefits proposals would cost the automaker $100 billion, "more than twice the value of all of General Motors and absolutely impossible to absorb." He did not detail how the union proposals would result in that cost, or over what time frame.

Fain has rejected the automakers' assertions that union demands would cost too much, saying the companies have spent billions on share buybacks and executive salaries.

Suppliers and other industries that depend on automakers and their workers could see demand and cash dry up if the UAW shut down Detroit Three's U.S. manufacturing operations. The standoff has become a political issue with President Joe Biden, facing re-election next year, prominently calling for a deal.

Biden is pouring billions in federal subsidies into expanding sales of electric vehicles. But the shift to EVs could threaten UAW combustion powertrain jobs. The union has not endorsed Biden's re-election.

"I think the Biden administration just continues to watch this slow-moving car crash as its EV strategy collides head on with unions," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said.

UAW President Fain has taken an unorthodox approach to the negotiations, bargaining with all three Detroit automakers simultaneously. Past UAW leaders chose one company to set a contract pattern for the other two. Fain has played the companies against each other, seeking to drive up their offers.

While a deal with one or more of the automakers could come at any time, the disruption is an opportunity for non-union automakers in the United States, including Tesla, Toyota, Honda and Mercedes.

Those non-union factories, plus imported vehicles, account for more than half of the vehicles sold in the U.S. market.

A full strike would hit earnings by about $400 million to $500 million at each affected automaker per week of lost production, Deutsche Bank has estimated. Some of those losses could be recouped by boosting production schedules after a strike, but that possibility fades as a strike extends to weeks or months.

UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage

DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said it plans to resume bargaining on Saturday after launching its first simultaneous strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis, with effects of the limited shutdown starting to spread on Friday. The most ambitious U.S...

www.yahoo.com

Oh, this will be great for America right now! /sarcasm

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

Some of their demands are crazy, no way will they restore pensions and healthcare for retirees, that ship has sailed. I'm not sure that they will get them to end the two-tier wages, as every company does this now. I wish them luck.



DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union launched simultaneous strikes at three factories owned by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis early on Friday, kicking off the most ambitious U.S. industrial labor action in decades.

The walkouts at the "Detroit Three" will halt production of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, along with other popular models. UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will hold off for now on more costly company-wide strikes, but said all options are open if new contracts are not agreed.

Fain laid out plans for the unprecedented, simultaneous walkouts in a Facebook Live address less than two hours before the expiration of the old contract.


The walkouts capped weeks of clashes between Fain and Detroit Three executives over union demands for a bigger share of profits generated by combustion trucks, and stronger job security as automakers shift to electric vehicles.

"For the first time in our history we will strike all three of the Big Three," Fain said.

The strikes involving a combined 12,700 workers will take place at assembly plants operated by Ford in Wayne, Michigan, GM in Wentzville, Missouri and Stellantis' Jeep brand in Toledo, Ohio. They are critical to the production of some of the Detroit Three's most profitable vehicles.

Fain's decision to go with targeted walkouts could limit the cost to the union of strike pay. The UAW has a strike fund of $825 million, which pales in comparisons to billions in liquidity the automakers have built up thanks to robust profits from the trucks and SUVs UAW members build.

Stellantis has more than 90 days worth of Jeeps in stock, and has been building SUVs and trucks on overtime, according to Cox Automotive data.

But a week-long shutdown at Stellantis' Jeep plant in Toledo could cut revenue by more than $380 million, based on data from the company's financial reports.

"This is more of a symbolic strike than an actual damaging one," said Sam Fiorani, a production forecaster at Auto Forecast Solutions, who added that he had expected more in the first wave of the strike.

"If the negotiations don't go in a direction that Fain thinks is positive, we can fully expect a larger strike coming in a week or two," he said.

Fiorani estimated the limited action would stop production of about 24,000 vehicles a week. And while it targets some key brands, like the Bronco, buyers would be willing to wait, for now.


COMPANIES FEAR COST HIKES


The union has said it wants a 40% raise. The companies have offered up to 20%, but without key benefits demanded by the union. None of the Detroit Three has proposed eliminating tiered wage systems that require new hires to stay on the job for eight years to earn the same as veteran workers - a central UAW demand.

Ford said the UAW's latest proposals would double its U.S. labor costs and make it uncompetitive against Tesla and other non-union rivals. A walkout could mean that UAW profit-sharing checks for this year would be "decimated," the company said.

Stellantis responded to the union walkout by saying it had immediately put the company in "contingency mode" and would take all of the appropriate structural decisions to protect the company and its North American operations, without elaborating.

Fain said earlier this week that Stellantis had proposed shutting as many as 18 U.S. facilities.

GM said it was disappointed by the walkout, and would continue to "bargain in good faith."

Ahead of Fain's address, GM's top manufacturing executive Gerald Johnson said in a video that the UAW's wage and benefits proposals would cost the automaker $100 billion, "more than twice the value of all of General Motors and absolutely impossible to absorb." He did not detail how the union proposals would result in that cost, or over what time frame.

Fain has rejected the automakers' assertions that union demands would cost too much, saying the companies have spent billions on share buybacks and executive salaries.

Suppliers and other industries that depend on automakers and their workers could see demand and cash dry up if the UAW shut down Detroit Three's U.S. manufacturing operations. The standoff has become a political issue with President Joe Biden, facing re-election next year, prominently calling for a deal.

Biden is pouring billions in federal subsidies into expanding sales of electric vehicles. But the shift to EVs could threaten UAW combustion powertrain jobs. The union has not endorsed Biden's re-election.

"I think the Biden administration just continues to watch this slow-moving car crash as its EV strategy collides head on with unions," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said.

UAW President Fain has taken an unorthodox approach to the negotiations, bargaining with all three Detroit automakers simultaneously. Past UAW leaders chose one company to set a contract pattern for the other two. Fain has played the companies against each other, seeking to drive up their offers.

While a deal with one or more of the automakers could come at any time, the disruption is an opportunity for non-union automakers in the United States, including Tesla, Toyota, Honda and Mercedes.

Those non-union factories, plus imported vehicles, account for more than half of the vehicles sold in the U.S. market.

A full strike would hit earnings by about $400 million to $500 million at each affected automaker per week of lost production, Deutsche Bank has estimated. Some of those losses could be recouped by boosting production schedules after a strike, but that possibility fades as a strike extends to weeks or months.

UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage

DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said it plans to resume bargaining on Saturday after launching its first simultaneous strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis, with effects of the limited shutdown starting to spread on Friday. The most ambitious U.S...

www.yahoo.com

My grandfather, Uncle and Dad worked at auto plants and steel plants. These jobs were aa American as it gets. When you look back into the 1950s and see a steel worker you see an American patriot.

Today if you start at Ford Motor Company, you don’t have a pension you get a low wage. It’s not equal pay for equal work like it was back in the 1970s. Back in the day you got equal pay after about 90 days on the job as somebody who was doing the job for 25 years.

Praise be to God for the united auto workers. Let’s hope that these strikes make a difference. Because we have a bad country today. We don’t have good jobs like we used to.

Republicans and Democrats have failed us today. Look at the jobs we have, Amazon, Walmart, McDonald’s, Burger King it’s degradation. We need to bring back industry in America. And when you see republican voters who say hey, “we should support rich people and give tax breaks to the rich, we should oppose unions”. It’s almost unbelievable that any working class republican would say that.

But it’s also unbelievable to see support of Black Lives Matter. And so this country is in a terrible position. From the Democrats, you have Black Lives Matter, from Republicans you have opposition of unions, although I think many Republicans, including Trump support unions I’ve seen him say it.

No working class person republican or democrat should settle for a shit hole job at Amazon making like 18 bucks an hour. In the 1950s you can make $30-$40 an hour adjusted for inflation right out of high school. And people who say those days are gone are part of the problem. So we just need to bring back industry in this country and where there’s a will there is a way

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

Bidenflation is catching up to them. The cost of everything has skyrocketed, yet people’s wages have not.


The average income in the US is $56k.

The average house price is well over $400k with the highest interest rates in 40 years.

Then throw in the insane cost of living such as gas, food, and utility bills. This is unsustainable.

You’re making a great point. With a Joe Biden inflation the cost-of-living is astronomical in this country. Robert F Kennedy Junior has pointed this out. Huge percentages of Americans wages are not keeping up with the cost of living. They’re coming up short on bills.


We need to avoid another great depression. We need another age of prosperity in this country.

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

Oh, this will be great for America right now! /sarcasm

We need another Henry Ford in this country. The CEOs of today are not what they used to be.

I support people who attain tremendous wealth. Just like Henry Ford did. He also provided middle-class jobs to millions of Americans. Jeff Bezos ain’t doing it in Frankly Elon musk needs to do better with Tesla. He’s done great things with Twitter but he’s gotta do better with Tesla.

 

[odanny]

My grandfather, Uncle and Dad worked at auto plants and steel plants. These jobs were aa American as it gets. When you look back into the 1950s and see a steel worker you see an American patriot.

Today if you start at Ford Motor Company, you don’t have a pension you get a low wage. It’s not equal pay for equal work like it was back in the 1970s. Back in the day you got equal pay after about 90 days on the job as somebody who was doing the job for 25 years.

Praise be to God for the united auto workers. Let’s hope that these strikes make a difference. Because we have a bad country today. We don’t have good jobs like we used to.

Republicans and Democrats have failed us today. Look at the jobs we have, Amazon, Walmart, McDonald’s, Burger King it’s degradation. We need to bring back industry in America. And when you see republican voters who say hey, “we should support rich people and give tax breaks to the rich, we should oppose unions”. It’s almost unbelievable that any working class republican would say that.

But it’s also unbelievable to see support of Black Lives Matter. And so this country is in a terrible position. From the Democrats, you have Black Lives Matter, from Republicans you have opposition of unions, although I think many Republicans, including Trump support unions I’ve seen him say it.

No working class person republican or democrat should settle for a shit hole job at Amazon making like 18 bucks an hour. In the 1950s you can make $30-$40 an hour adjusted for inflation right out of high school. And people who say those days are gone are part of the problem. So we just need to bring back industry in this country and where there’s a will there is a way

Everything started to change in the early 90's for companies with union workers that were profitable companies, all the benefits of being in a union were hollowed out by the start of the new century, and it's happened everywhere.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Some of their demands are crazy, no way will they restore pensions and healthcare for retirees, that ship has sailed. I'm not sure that they will get them to end the two-tier wages, as every company does this now. I wish them luck.



DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union launched simultaneous strikes at three factories owned by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis early on Friday, kicking off the most ambitious U.S. industrial labor action in decades.

The walkouts at the "Detroit Three" will halt production of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, along with other popular models. UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will hold off for now on more costly company-wide strikes, but said all options are open if new contracts are not agreed.

Fain laid out plans for the unprecedented, simultaneous walkouts in a Facebook Live address less than two hours before the expiration of the old contract.


The walkouts capped weeks of clashes between Fain and Detroit Three executives over union demands for a bigger share of profits generated by combustion trucks, and stronger job security as automakers shift to electric vehicles.

"For the first time in our history we will strike all three of the Big Three," Fain said.

The strikes involving a combined 12,700 workers will take place at assembly plants operated by Ford in Wayne, Michigan, GM in Wentzville, Missouri and Stellantis' Jeep brand in Toledo, Ohio. They are critical to the production of some of the Detroit Three's most profitable vehicles.

Fain's decision to go with targeted walkouts could limit the cost to the union of strike pay. The UAW has a strike fund of $825 million, which pales in comparisons to billions in liquidity the automakers have built up thanks to robust profits from the trucks and SUVs UAW members build.

Stellantis has more than 90 days worth of Jeeps in stock, and has been building SUVs and trucks on overtime, according to Cox Automotive data.

But a week-long shutdown at Stellantis' Jeep plant in Toledo could cut revenue by more than $380 million, based on data from the company's financial reports.

"This is more of a symbolic strike than an actual damaging one," said Sam Fiorani, a production forecaster at Auto Forecast Solutions, who added that he had expected more in the first wave of the strike.

"If the negotiations don't go in a direction that Fain thinks is positive, we can fully expect a larger strike coming in a week or two," he said.

Fiorani estimated the limited action would stop production of about 24,000 vehicles a week. And while it targets some key brands, like the Bronco, buyers would be willing to wait, for now.


COMPANIES FEAR COST HIKES


The union has said it wants a 40% raise. The companies have offered up to 20%, but without key benefits demanded by the union. None of the Detroit Three has proposed eliminating tiered wage systems that require new hires to stay on the job for eight years to earn the same as veteran workers - a central UAW demand.

Ford said the UAW's latest proposals would double its U.S. labor costs and make it uncompetitive against Tesla and other non-union rivals. A walkout could mean that UAW profit-sharing checks for this year would be "decimated," the company said.

Stellantis responded to the union walkout by saying it had immediately put the company in "contingency mode" and would take all of the appropriate structural decisions to protect the company and its North American operations, without elaborating.

Fain said earlier this week that Stellantis had proposed shutting as many as 18 U.S. facilities.

GM said it was disappointed by the walkout, and would continue to "bargain in good faith."

Ahead of Fain's address, GM's top manufacturing executive Gerald Johnson said in a video that the UAW's wage and benefits proposals would cost the automaker $100 billion, "more than twice the value of all of General Motors and absolutely impossible to absorb." He did not detail how the union proposals would result in that cost, or over what time frame.

Fain has rejected the automakers' assertions that union demands would cost too much, saying the companies have spent billions on share buybacks and executive salaries.

Suppliers and other industries that depend on automakers and their workers could see demand and cash dry up if the UAW shut down Detroit Three's U.S. manufacturing operations. The standoff has become a political issue with President Joe Biden, facing re-election next year, prominently calling for a deal.

Biden is pouring billions in federal subsidies into expanding sales of electric vehicles. But the shift to EVs could threaten UAW combustion powertrain jobs. The union has not endorsed Biden's re-election.

"I think the Biden administration just continues to watch this slow-moving car crash as its EV strategy collides head on with unions," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said.

UAW President Fain has taken an unorthodox approach to the negotiations, bargaining with all three Detroit automakers simultaneously. Past UAW leaders chose one company to set a contract pattern for the other two. Fain has played the companies against each other, seeking to drive up their offers.

While a deal with one or more of the automakers could come at any time, the disruption is an opportunity for non-union automakers in the United States, including Tesla, Toyota, Honda and Mercedes.

Those non-union factories, plus imported vehicles, account for more than half of the vehicles sold in the U.S. market.

A full strike would hit earnings by about $400 million to $500 million at each affected automaker per week of lost production, Deutsche Bank has estimated. Some of those losses could be recouped by boosting production schedules after a strike, but that possibility fades as a strike extends to weeks or months.

UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage

DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said it plans to resume bargaining on Saturday after launching its first simultaneous strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis, with effects of the limited shutdown starting to spread on Friday. The most ambitious U.S...

www.yahoo.com

Don't buy made-in-America cars. That on the advice of......a former auto worker.

I've followed it for decades. Hyundai is the brand of choice these days.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Everything started to change in the early 90's for companies with union workers that were profitable companies, all the benefits of being in a union were hollowed out by the start of the new century, and it's happened everywhere.

It's called globalism.

 

[odanny]

Hyundai is the brand of choice these days.

If you want your car stolen.

 

[The Duke]

Everything started to change in the early 90's for companies with union workers that were profitable companies, all the benefits of being in a union were hollowed out by the start of the new century, and it's happened everywhere.

Oh look! A commie dipshit's opinion!

 

[theHawk]

If you want your car stolen.

Not everyone lives in a Dem run shit hole.

 

[Quasar44]

Dems have turned America into a 4th world

Even worse , the Soviet fake news allowed it

 

[Quasar44]

I will be DEAD in few decades

All I can do is watch the world burn

 

[the watcher]

Looks like a job for ExecutiveAction Man. They want a 40% raise, 32 hour work week and cola increases? We have 30 million New Mericans laying around that will do it for half of that, AND vote the way we want.Winners all around. The cartel will keep us supplied, and keep monitoring the border so we can focus on fucking with Russia some more.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Some of their demands are crazy, no way will they restore pensions and healthcare for retirees, that ship has sailed. I'm not sure that they will get them to end the two-tier wages, as every company does this now. I wish them luck.



DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union launched simultaneous strikes at three factories owned by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis early on Friday, kicking off the most ambitious U.S. industrial labor action in decades.

The walkouts at the "Detroit Three" will halt production of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, along with other popular models. UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will hold off for now on more costly company-wide strikes, but said all options are open if new contracts are not agreed.

Fain laid out plans for the unprecedented, simultaneous walkouts in a Facebook Live address less than two hours before the expiration of the old contract.


The walkouts capped weeks of clashes between Fain and Detroit Three executives over union demands for a bigger share of profits generated by combustion trucks, and stronger job security as automakers shift to electric vehicles.

"For the first time in our history we will strike all three of the Big Three," Fain said.

The strikes involving a combined 12,700 workers will take place at assembly plants operated by Ford in Wayne, Michigan, GM in Wentzville, Missouri and Stellantis' Jeep brand in Toledo, Ohio. They are critical to the production of some of the Detroit Three's most profitable vehicles.

Fain's decision to go with targeted walkouts could limit the cost to the union of strike pay. The UAW has a strike fund of $825 million, which pales in comparisons to billions in liquidity the automakers have built up thanks to robust profits from the trucks and SUVs UAW members build.

Stellantis has more than 90 days worth of Jeeps in stock, and has been building SUVs and trucks on overtime, according to Cox Automotive data.

But a week-long shutdown at Stellantis' Jeep plant in Toledo could cut revenue by more than $380 million, based on data from the company's financial reports.

"This is more of a symbolic strike than an actual damaging one," said Sam Fiorani, a production forecaster at Auto Forecast Solutions, who added that he had expected more in the first wave of the strike.

"If the negotiations don't go in a direction that Fain thinks is positive, we can fully expect a larger strike coming in a week or two," he said.

Fiorani estimated the limited action would stop production of about 24,000 vehicles a week. And while it targets some key brands, like the Bronco, buyers would be willing to wait, for now.


COMPANIES FEAR COST HIKES


The union has said it wants a 40% raise. The companies have offered up to 20%, but without key benefits demanded by the union. None of the Detroit Three has proposed eliminating tiered wage systems that require new hires to stay on the job for eight years to earn the same as veteran workers - a central UAW demand.

Ford said the UAW's latest proposals would double its U.S. labor costs and make it uncompetitive against Tesla and other non-union rivals. A walkout could mean that UAW profit-sharing checks for this year would be "decimated," the company said.

Stellantis responded to the union walkout by saying it had immediately put the company in "contingency mode" and would take all of the appropriate structural decisions to protect the company and its North American operations, without elaborating.

Fain said earlier this week that Stellantis had proposed shutting as many as 18 U.S. facilities.

GM said it was disappointed by the walkout, and would continue to "bargain in good faith."

Ahead of Fain's address, GM's top manufacturing executive Gerald Johnson said in a video that the UAW's wage and benefits proposals would cost the automaker $100 billion, "more than twice the value of all of General Motors and absolutely impossible to absorb." He did not detail how the union proposals would result in that cost, or over what time frame.

Fain has rejected the automakers' assertions that union demands would cost too much, saying the companies have spent billions on share buybacks and executive salaries.

Suppliers and other industries that depend on automakers and their workers could see demand and cash dry up if the UAW shut down Detroit Three's U.S. manufacturing operations. The standoff has become a political issue with President Joe Biden, facing re-election next year, prominently calling for a deal.

Biden is pouring billions in federal subsidies into expanding sales of electric vehicles. But the shift to EVs could threaten UAW combustion powertrain jobs. The union has not endorsed Biden's re-election.

"I think the Biden administration just continues to watch this slow-moving car crash as its EV strategy collides head on with unions," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said.

UAW President Fain has taken an unorthodox approach to the negotiations, bargaining with all three Detroit automakers simultaneously. Past UAW leaders chose one company to set a contract pattern for the other two. Fain has played the companies against each other, seeking to drive up their offers.

While a deal with one or more of the automakers could come at any time, the disruption is an opportunity for non-union automakers in the United States, including Tesla, Toyota, Honda and Mercedes.

Those non-union factories, plus imported vehicles, account for more than half of the vehicles sold in the U.S. market.

A full strike would hit earnings by about $400 million to $500 million at each affected automaker per week of lost production, Deutsche Bank has estimated. Some of those losses could be recouped by boosting production schedules after a strike, but that possibility fades as a strike extends to weeks or months.

UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage

DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said it plans to resume bargaining on Saturday after launching its first simultaneous strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis, with effects of the limited shutdown starting to spread on Friday. The most ambitious U.S...

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And people wonder why production eventually moved overseas to the likes of China

 

[Independentthinker]

Some of their demands are crazy, no way will they restore pensions and healthcare for retirees, that ship has sailed. I'm not sure that they will get them to end the two-tier wages, as every company does this now. I wish them luck.



DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union launched simultaneous strikes at three factories owned by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis early on Friday, kicking off the most ambitious U.S. industrial labor action in decades.

The walkouts at the "Detroit Three" will halt production of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, along with other popular models. UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will hold off for now on more costly company-wide strikes, but said all options are open if new contracts are not agreed.

Fain laid out plans for the unprecedented, simultaneous walkouts in a Facebook Live address less than two hours before the expiration of the old contract.


The walkouts capped weeks of clashes between Fain and Detroit Three executives over union demands for a bigger share of profits generated by combustion trucks, and stronger job security as automakers shift to electric vehicles.

"For the first time in our history we will strike all three of the Big Three," Fain said.

The strikes involving a combined 12,700 workers will take place at assembly plants operated by Ford in Wayne, Michigan, GM in Wentzville, Missouri and Stellantis' Jeep brand in Toledo, Ohio. They are critical to the production of some of the Detroit Three's most profitable vehicles.

Fain's decision to go with targeted walkouts could limit the cost to the union of strike pay. The UAW has a strike fund of $825 million, which pales in comparisons to billions in liquidity the automakers have built up thanks to robust profits from the trucks and SUVs UAW members build.

Stellantis has more than 90 days worth of Jeeps in stock, and has been building SUVs and trucks on overtime, according to Cox Automotive data.

But a week-long shutdown at Stellantis' Jeep plant in Toledo could cut revenue by more than $380 million, based on data from the company's financial reports.

"This is more of a symbolic strike than an actual damaging one," said Sam Fiorani, a production forecaster at Auto Forecast Solutions, who added that he had expected more in the first wave of the strike.

"If the negotiations don't go in a direction that Fain thinks is positive, we can fully expect a larger strike coming in a week or two," he said.

Fiorani estimated the limited action would stop production of about 24,000 vehicles a week. And while it targets some key brands, like the Bronco, buyers would be willing to wait, for now.


COMPANIES FEAR COST HIKES


The union has said it wants a 40% raise. The companies have offered up to 20%, but without key benefits demanded by the union. None of the Detroit Three has proposed eliminating tiered wage systems that require new hires to stay on the job for eight years to earn the same as veteran workers - a central UAW demand.

Ford said the UAW's latest proposals would double its U.S. labor costs and make it uncompetitive against Tesla and other non-union rivals. A walkout could mean that UAW profit-sharing checks for this year would be "decimated," the company said.

Stellantis responded to the union walkout by saying it had immediately put the company in "contingency mode" and would take all of the appropriate structural decisions to protect the company and its North American operations, without elaborating.

Fain said earlier this week that Stellantis had proposed shutting as many as 18 U.S. facilities.

GM said it was disappointed by the walkout, and would continue to "bargain in good faith."

Ahead of Fain's address, GM's top manufacturing executive Gerald Johnson said in a video that the UAW's wage and benefits proposals would cost the automaker $100 billion, "more than twice the value of all of General Motors and absolutely impossible to absorb." He did not detail how the union proposals would result in that cost, or over what time frame.

Fain has rejected the automakers' assertions that union demands would cost too much, saying the companies have spent billions on share buybacks and executive salaries.

Suppliers and other industries that depend on automakers and their workers could see demand and cash dry up if the UAW shut down Detroit Three's U.S. manufacturing operations. The standoff has become a political issue with President Joe Biden, facing re-election next year, prominently calling for a deal.

Biden is pouring billions in federal subsidies into expanding sales of electric vehicles. But the shift to EVs could threaten UAW combustion powertrain jobs. The union has not endorsed Biden's re-election.

"I think the Biden administration just continues to watch this slow-moving car crash as its EV strategy collides head on with unions," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said.

UAW President Fain has taken an unorthodox approach to the negotiations, bargaining with all three Detroit automakers simultaneously. Past UAW leaders chose one company to set a contract pattern for the other two. Fain has played the companies against each other, seeking to drive up their offers.

While a deal with one or more of the automakers could come at any time, the disruption is an opportunity for non-union automakers in the United States, including Tesla, Toyota, Honda and Mercedes.

Those non-union factories, plus imported vehicles, account for more than half of the vehicles sold in the U.S. market.

A full strike would hit earnings by about $400 million to $500 million at each affected automaker per week of lost production, Deutsche Bank has estimated. Some of those losses could be recouped by boosting production schedules after a strike, but that possibility fades as a strike extends to weeks or months.

UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage

DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said it plans to resume bargaining on Saturday after launching its first simultaneous strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis, with effects of the limited shutdown starting to spread on Friday. The most ambitious U.S...

www.yahoo.com

This will undoubtedly lead to higher inflation and the left will say it is not Biden's fault but greedy companies.

 

[Mr Natural]

Back in the day when America was great, they didn’t have to pay the help at all.

That’s before the damn Yankees stuck their noses into other people’s business and fucked up everything.

 

[odanny]

Workers are finding more leverage, the worst thing that can happen for the globalists is that manfacturing and shipping becomes untenable overseas. Just think if the executive profits were shared by those doing the actual work. I've seen this song and dance play out for my entire working life.