UAW strike: Where the 2024 candidates stand on the historic work stoppages
Business,Labor,Unions,United Auto Workers,Manufacturing,2024 Presidential Election
The 2024 presidential candidates are wading into the strike against the “Big Three” automakers. Here is where they stand on the strike and negotiations.
United Auto Workers, the country’s largest auto union, announced the strike on Sept. 14, just before workers’ existing contracts lapsed. The strike against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis began with just three plants facing work stoppages, but UAW President Shawn Fain, who has drawn headlines for his confrontational stance in negotiations, announced a major expansion last week.
In an update to members, Fain said Friday that while progress has been made in negotiations with Ford, the strike has not moved the needle much in talks with General Motors or Stellantis. The expansion added all GM and Stellantis parts distribution facilities to the strike, bringing the total number of facilities on strike to 38 locations across 20 states.
The escalation ups the ante for negotiations and means that the work stoppages will have an even bigger effect on the overall economy. As the strike gets more serious, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, and the other presidential hopefuls have started facing questions about the negotiations and what should be done.
