The United Auto Workers union this morning staged a surprise walkout of 6,800 workers at Stellantis' Sterling Heights Assembly, where the Ram 1500 pickup is
President Shawn Fain may have tipped his hand during his video update last Friday — and he may also have specified the next closures to come if the strike, now in its sixth week, continues much longer.and attempted to shore up the resolve of union members to continue the strike, addressing many who are ready to vote on the concessions already wrested from the Detroit Three automakers.
Then close to the end of the video, after presenting a surprisingly detailed series of slides that spelled out where negotiations stood with each automaker, Fain had this to say: “So what’s the punchline? This week, GM and Stellantis got the message loud and clear, they hurried to catch up with Ford. But GM in particular is worried. They tell us they need a two-tiered wage progression because they expect to do a lot of hiring. At the same time, they threaten product and won’t give us the right to strike over plant closures. I wonder how members at“Stellantis has its issues as well. They’re still at a four-year progression. They’re still at just $20 for temp workers.
Did Fain really spell out his blueprint? We have to think his name-checking of specific facilities was intentional — everything he's done so far has been strategic — a threat meant to eke out some final concessions late in the fourth quarter of these negotiations.told UAW members the talks were approaching an end, and to hang on a little longer."That's the hardest part of a strike," he said.
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