![]() ![]() ILEEN DEVAULT: It's sort of a variation on how they ran their first really huge strike against General Motors in 1937, when they started in one plant. But historian Ileen DeVault says it's actually a throwback to the '30s. That's not how most strikes happen today. The union is instead going to start with a few plants and then grow from there. We're not going to see 150,000-ish members all walkout on Friday. At the same time, this is not going to be the mega-strike that many people had sort of been bracing for. UAW president Shawn Fain says they could strike all three companies at once, like he said all along. What do we know about what form that might take? What'll it look like?ĭOMONOSKE: Yeah. KELLY: OK, so sounds like we may well be looking at a strike. ![]() And the union, meanwhile, says they're really important. They say they're simply too expensive, and they couldn't compete. And on those things, the automakers are not budging at all. But, Mary Louise, there are some things that the union used to have, things the union would really like to get back, things like pensions instead of 401(k)s and pay for workers even if their plant is shut down. Newer hires will also be able to get maximum pay a lot faster under the company proposals at this point. Lots of people thought they weren't going to be able to get that. And the companies have put cost-of-living protections that are tied to inflation on the table. They're now offering 20% increases we saw from GM and Ford. But on the substance, do we know how far apart they remain?ĭOMONOSKE: Yeah. I should note the union previously accused the companies of stalling for weeks on sort of getting to the nitty-gritty. But it's hard to negotiate when you don't get any feedback back.ĭOMONOSKE: And, you know, there's not much time left, right? Ford sources today said they were expecting talks to be sort of fast and furious, if you'll forgive a car pun, flying back and forth offers today. And he expressed frustration with what he saw as the union not responding to the company's offers. On the company side, last night here at the show, Jim Farley - he's the CEO of Ford. The union says that these offers are simply not good enough given the huge profits that companies have been making lately and the big pay hikes that they gave their CEOs. I'm waiting to hear back from Stellantis. GM and Ford say that they have put offers on the table on pay and benefits that the companies called historic. ![]() And so where do the union talks stand with the clocks ticking away?ĭOMONOSKE: Tick-tock, tick-tock. You know, you have executives who've been trying to talk about these new vehicles coming out, and all the reporters here just keep asking them about these union talks. You might be able to hear some electric vehicles whipping around on an indoor track in here.ĭOMONOSKE: This show this year has been completely overshadowed by these talks that are happening. First off, tell me exactly where you are in Detroit.ĭOMONOSKE: Yeah. Hey there, Camila.ĬAMILA DOMONOSKE, BYLINE: Hi, Mary Louise. And the fate of some of the other union demands is still up in the air. We do know autoworkers are getting sizable raises. Automakers and the Auto Workers Union have just hours left to reach a deal before the union plans to begin targeted strikes.
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