UAW Strike

As the UAW strike continues, there are 34,000 members striking against Detroit's Big Three. Meanwhile, Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors have laid off thousands of workers as there's no end in sight to the strike.

Bill Ford and UAW President Shawn Fain exchanged jabs Monday about the implications of the ongoing strike and what needs to happen next.

More than 550 Ford employees were told not to report to work Monday as a result of the UAW strike, the automaker said, citing stoppages at Kentucky Truck Plant and Chicago Assembly Plant.

UAW President Shawn Fain is changing the union's strategy for announcing striking locations after one of Detroit's Big Three tried to "game the system".

Ford executives said they were surprised by the move by the UAW and said the aftershocks from the move would be far-reaching, hitting more than 100,000 people and crippling the supply chain.

Workers went on strike on Sept. 15. The union is seeking large pay raises, a shorter work week, an end to lower-pay tiers for new workers and limits on the use of temporary workers.

Ford Motor Co. called the UAW's decision to add 8,700 more members to the strike “grossly irresponsible" in a statement.

About 8,700 union members at the Ford Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant were added to the UAW strike Wednesday.

UAW Local 900 is taking donations to help members who have been on the picket line at Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne since the strike started Sept. 15.

General Motors shared highlights of its latest offer to the UAW as the strike nears one month.

Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis have laid off more employees as the UAW strike continues.

Suppliers are also starting to suffer from the strike as workers walk off the line, impacting both assembly plants and the parts and components facilities that feed them.

The UAW represents about 4,000 Mack workers in three states. Union leaders had reached a tentative agreement on the deal on Oct. 1.

GM agreed to put its electronic vehicle battery manufacturing plants under the UAW national master agreement Friday, just as the union was about to strike at the automaker's Arlington Assembly Plant.

The UAW is threatening to add more members to the picket line on Friday as talks between the union and Detroit's Big Three continue.

UAW President Shawn Fain has called an update for Friday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. as the strike is now reached three weeks long.

More Ford employees have been laid off as the UAW strike nears the end of its third week. The automaker said Wednesday that 350 workers at the Livonia Transmission Plant and 50 workers at the Sterling Axle Plant will be out of work beginning Thursday.

Ford has now laid off 1,330 employees due to the UAW strike - one of many impacts rippling from the expanding strike against the Detroit 3.