UAW Expands Strikes Against GM, Stellantis Plants

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Bloomberg Sep 22, 2023 17:01 · 9138 Views

The United Auto Workers union is expanding the strike against General Motors and Stellantis NV. UAW President Shawn Fain is targeting 38 more facilities. No more strikes were ordered at Ford. Fain spoke during a Facebook livestream briefing Friday morning.

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  • 00:00 Both GM and Stalanis
  • 00:01 have rejected our profit sharing proposals
  • 00:05 and both companies
  • 00:06 have rejected our proposals to convert temps.
  • 00:10 So today
  • 00:11 at noon Eastern Time,
  • 00:14 all of the parts distribution facilities at General Motors and Stalanis
  • 00:19 are being called to stand up and strike.
  • 00:22 We will be striking 38 locations
  • 00:25 across 20 states
  • 00:27 across all nine regions of the UAW.
  • 00:31 At General Motors,
  • 00:33 we call on the CC as
  • 00:35 at Pontiac,
  • 00:37 Willow Run,
  • 00:38 Ypsilanti,
  • 00:39 Davison, Rd.,
  • 00:41 Flint,
  • 00:42 Lansing, Cincinnati,
  • 00:44 Denver,
  • 00:45 Hudson, WI,
  • 00:47 Chicago,
  • 00:48 Reno,
  • 00:50 Rancho Cucamonga,
  • 00:51 Fort Worth,
  • 00:53 Martinsburg,
  • 00:54 Jackson,
  • 00:55 Charlotte, Memphis and Philadelphia
  • 00:58 to stand up and go on strike.
  • 01:02 At Stalanis,
  • 01:04 we call on the parts distribution centers
  • 01:07 at Marysville
  • 01:08 Centerline Packaging,
  • 01:10 Centerline Warehouse,
  • 01:12 Sherwood
  • 01:14 Warren Parts
  • 01:15 Quality Engineering Center,
  • 01:17 Romulus,
  • 01:18 Cleveland,
  • 01:20 Milwaukee,
  • 01:21 Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago,
  • 01:25 Los Angeles,
  • 01:26 Portland, Atlanta,
  • 01:28 Winchester,
  • 01:29 Orlando, Dallas, New York and Boston
  • 01:33 to stand up
  • 01:34 and go on strike.
  • 01:37 The plants that are already on strike will remain on strike.
  • 01:42 That's Local 2250 at GM Wentzville Local 900 Ford Michigan Assembly
  • 01:47 and Local 12 at Stalanas Toledo Assembly.
  • 01:51 We invite and encourage everyone who supports our cause to join us on the picket line,
  • 01:57 from our friends and families
  • 01:59 all the way up to the President of the United States.