“Why are we on strike? You might be asking yourselves why can’t General Motors meet every demand? Sean Fain is asking for simple answer: This is because we need profits to invest in our future. For example, over the past 10 years. We’ve invested more money in our business than we’ve earned and if we don’t have those profits to continue our investment in our plants. Our people in our products, we will be facing declining market share and inability to fund the EV transition and an inability to compete with a growing number of competitors right here in America. Recent investment announcements in Flint. Fort Wayne, Arlington and Toledo could not have happened. The implications for jobs would be devastating, and that’s not a reality we are willing to accept.

“So where do we go from here? There’s no doubt we have been successful as a company over the past several years thanks to the hard work of all employees who contribute their talent to GM. But we have also been successful because of our strategy and how we invest in the future. We have to look at the big picture and find the right solution to do right for our team members, our customers and this company. We can’t allow anyone or anything to undo the progress we have made over the past several years. You deserve better than that. As you know, this industry is making history and we’re fighting to be at the forefront of it all. We intend to lead the transition to EV’s and we intend to win,” GM EVP Gerald Johnson said.