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UAW President Shawn Fain announced today that the union’s strike authorization vote was passed by the 150,000 union workers at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, aka the Big Three. Final votes are still being tabulated, but the current combined average across the Big Three was 97% in favor of strike authorization. The vote does not mean a strike will be called, only that the union has the right to call a strike if the Big Three refuse to reach what the UAW and the Biden Administration call “a fair deal.” (AutoInformed: UAW and Big Three Makers – Biden Wants a Fair Deal)
“Our union’s membership is clearly fed up with living paycheck-to-paycheck while the corporate elite and billionaire class continue to make out like bandits,” said UAW President Fain. “The Big Three have been breaking the bank while we have been breaking our backs.” Continue reading
Generative Artificial Intelligence – An Automaker Challenge
As the automotive industry embarks what it calls a “tech-driven journey, generative artificial intelligence (genAI) emerges as the new engine to combat some of its critical challenges and make operations more efficient, sales more effective, products safer, and customers more satisfied,” claimed GlobalData today.*
“The next decade is make-or-break for automakers, requiring them to either adopt transformative innovations or risk relinquishing control to major tech companies. With sustainability demands, electric revolutions, capacity challenges, and shifting mobility trends, the clock is ticking for automotive leaders,” said Kiran Raj, Practice Head of Disruptive Tech at GlobalData. Continue reading →