WAYNE: Negotiators for UAW and leading American automakers, including Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors, are engaged in discussions amid the auto workers strike that entered a 2nd day, Western media reported on Saturday.
US: Auto Workers, Automakers Engage in Talks
The strike, which affects about 12,700 auto workers, is part of a coordinated effort pressing assembly plants from the three key American automakers. Dialogue resumed following the UAW started one of the most important industrial labour acts in the US in last several years.
Dialogues with Stellantis are set to restart on Monday. However, these offers are considerably below the UAW’s demand for a 40% pay increase by 2027, which includes an immediate 20% increase.
The strike has resulted in production slowdowns at key plants, affecting the Jeep Wrangler, Ford Bronco, and Chevrolet Colorado.
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Earlier on Friday, US auto workers went on protest to press three automakers into increasing wages in an era of large profits and as the industry starts a costly transition from gas consumers to electric cars.
By striking concurrently at Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors for the first time in its history as the Auto Workers union is making efforts to increase their wages and secure certain benefits for workers.
It was a first-ever coordinated action to seek pay raises, winning strong support from US President Joe Biden, whose pro-union stand is vital to his re-election hopes in 2024.
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation said that the auto sector and its supporting industries add a trillion dollars to the economy annually and also employ about 10 million people in the US.
Reacting over the strike, US President Biden said he realized the “frustration” of the auto workers in the country.
