US auto workers threaten to 'amp up' historic strike if wage offers do not improve
Visuals from United Auto Workers strike
The United Auto Workers chief warned Sunday that a historic strike at the top three car manufacturers will expand if the companies do not raise their wage offers in ongoing negotiations.
Stellantis, one of the three, had offered its workers what it called a "highly competitive" wage increase of 21 percent over four years, but UAW President Shawn Fain called that "definitely a no-go."
"If we don't get better offers and... take care of the members' needs, we're going to amp this up even more," Fain told CBS News talk show "Face the Nation," saying General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have "no excuse" for not resolving salary disputes given their massive profits of recent years.
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"We're prepared to do whatever we have to do. The membership is ready, the membership is fed up."
The UAW is demanding improved conditions across the board for its workers, including a 40 percent pay raise over the next four-year contract. All three companies have been offering raises of around 20 percent.
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A UAW source confirmed that the union held talks with General Motors on Sunday, the third day of the strike, but offered no further details.
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The standoff has fed already acrimonious debate in Washington over President Joe Biden's economic policies ahead of the 2024 election – and whether he has done enough to avert or resolve the auto dispute.
Democrats have lined up solidly behind the autoworkers – and Biden.
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