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UAW President Shawn Fain just said that the union starting at noon today is expanding its Stand Up Strike against General Motors and Stellantis at 38 locations in 20 states and all 9 UAW regions. Fain on Monday said the union would expand its strike against automakers not making “substantial progress” toward a fair agreement. “Neither company did,” Fain said.
Approximately 5600 Big Three workers are joining the ~13,000 who are already on strike. “We will shut down parts distribution until those two companies come to their senses and come to the table with a serious offer,” Fain said. (AutoInformed: High Noon – UAW Big Three Strike Expands Friday)
The latest development is a success of sorts for Ford Motor, which reached a deal with the Canadian union Unifor this week. However, Fain said, “To be clear: we are NOT done at Ford. We still have serious issues to work through. But we do want to recognize that Ford is serious about reaching a deal.” The UAW is continuing to strike Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, MI. This to AutoInformed appears a Pyrrhic victory for both sides at the moment. However, there is notable a toning down of the Trump-like rhetoric of attack on both sides – perhaps, the beginning of a return to civility, respect and problem solving that was so lacking in the Trump mis-administration.
“Although we are making progress in some areas, we still have significant gaps to close on the key economic issues. In the end, the issues are interconnected and must work within an overall agreement that supports our mutual success,” Ford said in an unattributed statement. (Unifor Has Provisional Contract Agreement with Ford Motor)
“At General Motors, we call on the CCAs at Pontiac, Willow Run, Ypsilanti, Davison Road, Flint, Lansing, Cincinnati, Denver, Hudson (Wisconsin), Chicago, Reno, Rancho Cucamonga, Fort Worth, Martinsburg, Jackson, Charlotte, Memphis, and Philadelphia to Stand Up and go on strike, ” Fain said.
“At Stellantis, we call on the parts distribution centers at Marysville, Centerline Packaging, Centerline Warehouse, Sherwood, Warren Parts, Quality Engineering Center, Romulus, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, Atlanta, Winchester, Orlando, Dallas, New York, and Boston to Stand Up and go on strike.
“The plants that are already on strike will remain on strike, Local 2250 at GM Wentzville, Local 900 at Ford Michigan Assembly, and Local 12 at Stellantis Toledo Assembly, said Fain.
Excepted Status of Negotiations Remarks from Fain to UAW members
“They [Ford Motor] wasted a whole month failing to respond. But there has been movement. In particular, we’ve made real progress at Ford. We’re not there yet, but I want you to see the direction that Ford is going, and what we think that means for our contract fight.
- At Ford, Rawsonville Components and Sterling Axle employees will now be on the same wage scale as assembly workers.
- We have eliminated that entire wage tier.
- At Ford, we have officially reinstated the COLA that was suspended in 2009.
“UAW family, many people said this couldn’t be done, but we just did it. We have also won, for the first time in our history, the right to strike over plant closures during the life of our agreement. I don’t have to tell you that this is an important victory in our fight to save our jobs, keep families together, and keep our communities from being gutted.
“At Ford we’ve also won additional job security for our members in the event of indefinite layoff. If that happens, our members, including temporary workers, will now receive income security for up to two years, with healthcare.
“We have moved Ford off of their concessionary formula to cut profit-sharing, and instead won an enhanced profit-sharing formula that would have resulted in a 13.3% increase for the average employee in payouts last year.
“We have won the immediate conversion of all current temps. And all temps will have profit-sharing after 90 days service. And there are no concessions on the table.
“All that represents serious movement on tiers, on COLA, on pay, and on job security. To be clear: we are NOT done at Ford. We still have serious issues to work through. But we do want to recognize that Ford is serious about reaching a deal.
At GM and Stellantis, it’s a different story.
“We have won a serious victory at CCA and GMCH and have killed those two wage tiers. Those workers will now be on the same wage scale as assembly workers. Their first offer was a 0% raise for those workers. But without COLA and without strong Job Security, those gains are not protected.
- Both companies are still offering a deficient COLA that is projected to provide ZERO increases over the next four years.
- Both companies have rejected all of our job security proposals.
- Both companies have rejected our profit-sharing proposals. Both companies have rejected our proposals to convert temps.
“At General Motors, we call on the CCAs at Pontiac, Willow Run, Ypsilanti, Davison Road, Flint, Lansing, Cincinnati, Denver, Hudson (Wisconsin), Chicago, Reno, Rancho Cucamonga, Fort Worth, Martinsburg, Jackson, Charlotte, Memphis, and Philadelphia to Stand Up and go on strike.
“At Stellantis, we call on the parts distribution centers at Marysville, Centerline Packaging, Centerline Warehouse, Sherwood, Warren Parts, Quality Engineering Center, Romulus, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, Atlanta, Winchester, Orlando, Dallas, New York, and Boston to Stand Up and go on strike.
“The GM plants that are already on strike will remain on strike, Local 2250 at GM Wentzville, Local 900 at Ford Michigan Assembly, and Local 12 at Stellantis Toledo Assembly.
“We invite and encourage everyone who supports our cause to join us on the picket line, from our friends and families up to the President of the United States. The way you can help is to build our movement and show the companies that the public stands with us and stands with our elected national negotiators,” said Fain.
UAW Expands Strike at GM and Stellantis
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UAW President Shawn Fain just said that the union starting at noon today is expanding its Stand Up Strike against General Motors and Stellantis at 38 locations in 20 states and all 9 UAW regions. Fain on Monday said the union would expand its strike against automakers not making “substantial progress” toward a fair agreement. “Neither company did,” Fain said.
Approximately 5600 Big Three workers are joining the ~13,000 who are already on strike. “We will shut down parts distribution until those two companies come to their senses and come to the table with a serious offer,” Fain said. (AutoInformed: High Noon – UAW Big Three Strike Expands Friday)
The latest development is a success of sorts for Ford Motor, which reached a deal with the Canadian union Unifor this week. However, Fain said, “To be clear: we are NOT done at Ford. We still have serious issues to work through. But we do want to recognize that Ford is serious about reaching a deal.” The UAW is continuing to strike Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, MI. This to AutoInformed appears a Pyrrhic victory for both sides at the moment. However, there is notable a toning down of the Trump-like rhetoric of attack on both sides – perhaps, the beginning of a return to civility, respect and problem solving that was so lacking in the Trump mis-administration.
“Although we are making progress in some areas, we still have significant gaps to close on the key economic issues. In the end, the issues are interconnected and must work within an overall agreement that supports our mutual success,” Ford said in an unattributed statement. (Unifor Has Provisional Contract Agreement with Ford Motor)
“At General Motors, we call on the CCAs at Pontiac, Willow Run, Ypsilanti, Davison Road, Flint, Lansing, Cincinnati, Denver, Hudson (Wisconsin), Chicago, Reno, Rancho Cucamonga, Fort Worth, Martinsburg, Jackson, Charlotte, Memphis, and Philadelphia to Stand Up and go on strike, ” Fain said.
“At Stellantis, we call on the parts distribution centers at Marysville, Centerline Packaging, Centerline Warehouse, Sherwood, Warren Parts, Quality Engineering Center, Romulus, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, Atlanta, Winchester, Orlando, Dallas, New York, and Boston to Stand Up and go on strike.
“The plants that are already on strike will remain on strike, Local 2250 at GM Wentzville, Local 900 at Ford Michigan Assembly, and Local 12 at Stellantis Toledo Assembly, said Fain.
Excepted Status of Negotiations Remarks from Fain to UAW members
“They [Ford Motor] wasted a whole month failing to respond. But there has been movement. In particular, we’ve made real progress at Ford. We’re not there yet, but I want you to see the direction that Ford is going, and what we think that means for our contract fight.
“UAW family, many people said this couldn’t be done, but we just did it. We have also won, for the first time in our history, the right to strike over plant closures during the life of our agreement. I don’t have to tell you that this is an important victory in our fight to save our jobs, keep families together, and keep our communities from being gutted.
“At Ford we’ve also won additional job security for our members in the event of indefinite layoff. If that happens, our members, including temporary workers, will now receive income security for up to two years, with healthcare.
“We have moved Ford off of their concessionary formula to cut profit-sharing, and instead won an enhanced profit-sharing formula that would have resulted in a 13.3% increase for the average employee in payouts last year.
“We have won the immediate conversion of all current temps. And all temps will have profit-sharing after 90 days service. And there are no concessions on the table.
“All that represents serious movement on tiers, on COLA, on pay, and on job security. To be clear: we are NOT done at Ford. We still have serious issues to work through. But we do want to recognize that Ford is serious about reaching a deal.
At GM and Stellantis, it’s a different story.
“We have won a serious victory at CCA and GMCH and have killed those two wage tiers. Those workers will now be on the same wage scale as assembly workers. Their first offer was a 0% raise for those workers. But without COLA and without strong Job Security, those gains are not protected.
“At General Motors, we call on the CCAs at Pontiac, Willow Run, Ypsilanti, Davison Road, Flint, Lansing, Cincinnati, Denver, Hudson (Wisconsin), Chicago, Reno, Rancho Cucamonga, Fort Worth, Martinsburg, Jackson, Charlotte, Memphis, and Philadelphia to Stand Up and go on strike.
“At Stellantis, we call on the parts distribution centers at Marysville, Centerline Packaging, Centerline Warehouse, Sherwood, Warren Parts, Quality Engineering Center, Romulus, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, Atlanta, Winchester, Orlando, Dallas, New York, and Boston to Stand Up and go on strike.
“The GM plants that are already on strike will remain on strike, Local 2250 at GM Wentzville, Local 900 at Ford Michigan Assembly, and Local 12 at Stellantis Toledo Assembly.
“We invite and encourage everyone who supports our cause to join us on the picket line, from our friends and families up to the President of the United States. The way you can help is to build our movement and show the companies that the public stands with us and stands with our elected national negotiators,” said Fain.