Lear Hammond News Today

The deal backed by the UAW is virtually unchanged from the previous three union-endorsed agreements that Lear workers rejected since early August, by 95 percent, 75 percent, and 72 percent respectively.

“Let’s be clear on what Fain‘s announcement really means: These strikes will have no impact on production. These are parts warehouses that ship components to the dealerships, not suppliers of the Big Three.”

According to multiple workers, the UAW has agreed to rolling 24-hour contract extensions with Lear, despite the fact that 94 percent of the membership of Local 2335 voted to authorize a strike a month ago, on August 15.

There are increasingly clear indications that Fain and his administration are preparing to block a strike at one or more of the companies and announce a pro-company deal.

Autoworkers are speaking out and organizing opposition to the backtracking of UAW President Shawn Fain demanding that strike action be prepared for and carried out against the Big Three.

United Auto Workers-represented workers at Lear Corp. in Hammond voted again to overwhelmingly reject a proposed contract.

The strike authorization vote comes after workers voted down a proposed contract on August 6 that was backed by the United Auto Workers (UAW).

The strike vote comes just two weeks after Lear announced record sales of $6 billion for the second quarter.