UAW strike: Where the 2024 candidates stand on the historic work stoppages

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...