Members of the United Auto Workers edged closer to striking with a vote to give their union leaders permission to call a work stoppage after their contract expires Sept. 14.
Gathering for a boisterous rally just outside of Detroit earlier this week, UAW members said they were ready to strike. Many in the crowd, which numbered more than 1,000, cited wages that haven’t kept up with inflation, long and inflexible working hours and a tiered employment structure that puts newer workers on a lower pay scale. Wages for full-time workers currently range from about $18 to $32 an hour. Temporary workers earn less.
In between AC/DC and Journey songs, Margaret Mock, the union’s secretary-treasurer, urged the rally crowd to provide their bank details to get their strike pay in the event of a work stoppage. The union has promised workers $500 a week during any strike. It’s not certain that all workers would walk off the job together. During the last UAW work stoppage in 2019, the union targeted GM only, holding a 40-day strike against the automaker. The four-year contract signed after that strike concluded provided 3 percent raises in the second and fourth years of the contract and lump-sum payments equal to 4 percent of a worker’s annual wages in the first and third years.This time around, the UAW says it wants more.
The automakers have disclosed little detail about the talks but have tried to project optimism about the outcome. In a videotapedthis week, GM’s Gerald Johnson, head of global manufacturing, said negotiating teams had been working through the weekend to try to reach a deal. “Everyone’s taking this very seriously,” he said. The goal, he said, is a “fair an equitable agreement, both for the employee and for the business.
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