UAW strike update: Auto workers at 2 plants join picket line
The union set a Friday deadline for auto manufacturers to meet some of their demands before further walkouts were issued.
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The union set a Friday deadline for auto manufacturers to meet some of their demands before further walkouts were issued.
It was the second time the union has widened the walkout, which started two weeks ago at three assembly plants before the most recent addition of a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing.
Automakers have long said that they're willing to give raises, but they fear that a costly contract will drive up vehicle prices, making them more expensive than models made at nonunion U.S. plants run by foreign automakers, largely in the South.
The union set a Friday deadline for auto manufacturers to meet some of their demands before further walkouts were issued.
It was the second time the union has widened the walkout, which started two weeks ago at three assembly plants before the most recent addition of a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing.