Staff at three of America’s biggest carmakers have gone on strike in an unprecedented co-ordinated action.
More than 10,000 workers are participating in the walkout, which targets three plants owned by General Motors (GM), Ford and Stellantis.
The firms and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) are fighting over terms of new labour agreements.
The firms and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) are fighting over terms of new labour agreements.
As the current contract expired on Thursday, the UAW’s president Shawn Fain told the BBC it was now up to the companies to resolve the dispute.
“When they start taking care of their workers it will end,” he said.
The strike started at midnight eastern time (04:00 GMT) at GM’s Wentzville, Missouri, mid-size truck plant, Ford’s Bronco plant in Michigan and the Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, owned by Stellantis.
The plants are critical to the production of some of the “Detroit Three’s” most profitable vehicles.
Other facilities will continue to operate, the UAW said but it did not rule out broadening the strikes beyond the initial three targets.
Staff at three of America’s biggest carmakers have gone on strike in an unprecedented co-ordinated action.
The firms and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) are fighting over terms of new labour agreements.
More than 10,000 workers are participating in the walkout, which targets three plants owned by General Motors (GM), Ford and Stellantis.
As the current contract expired on Thursday, the UAW’s president Shawn Fain told the BBC it was now up to the companies to resolve the dispute.
The firms and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) are fighting over terms of new labour agreements.
The firms and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) are fighting over terms of new labour agreements.
As the current contract expired on Thursday, the UAW’s president Shawn Fain told the BBC it was now up to the companies to resolve the dispute.
“When they start taking care of their workers it will end,” he said.
The strike started at midnight eastern time (04:00 GMT) at GM’s Wentzville, Missouri, mid-size truck plant, Ford’s Bronco plant in Michigan and the Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, owned by Stellantis.
The plants are critical to the production of some of the “Detroit Three’s” most profitable vehicles.
Other facilities will continue to operate, the UAW said but it did not rule out broadening the strikes beyond the initial three targets.
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