![]() ![]() The Ford deal, if approved by local union leaders and ratified by members, would give top-scale assembly plant workers a 25% raise over the life of the contract. GM said Tuesday that it’s losing about $200 million per week due to the strike, which this week hit the highly profitable factory in Arlington, Texas, that makes large truck-based SUVs such as the Chevrolet Tahoe. GM and Stellantis are losing money due to the strikes and they may be eager to bring them to a close, even though it’s not certain whether Ford workers will ratify the contract, Wheaton said. “Fain does not strike me as someone who is going to be willing to concede anything to the other two automakers to break the pattern,” Wheaton said.Īdditional strikes would be painful to the companies, especially at GM, which has profitable pickup truck plants in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Flint, Michigan, that the union could shut down, Wheaton said. 15, said Art Wheaton, director of labor studies at Cornell University. GM and Stellantis will have to follow the pattern set by Ford or it’s likely that UAW President Shawn Fain will add factories to its partial strikes that began on Sept. ![]() About 57,000 Ford workers still have to vote on the tentative pact. ![]() Nearly 17,000 striking workers at Ford left the picket lines when the agreement was announced Wednesday night and will return to work shortly. Subscribe - Holiday Gift Subscriptions Sign In My Account Logout Primary Menu ☰ X ![]()
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