New UAW leader tells automakers: 'Our membership is fed up'
"Our members are not getting their fair share," Fain said during a briefing with reporters when asked about the potential for a strike."If these companies don’t change their position we will use every resource we have."
plant in Belvidere, Illinois. UAW officials are discussing the situation with the company, he said."We aren't playing around."and other Democrats are appealing to the UAW and its members for votes in Michigan, a 2024 swing state.and chips should be built by union labor.Fain said during his campaign that he will fight for substantial changes to the current master contracts with the Detroit automakers, and he reiterated that message to UAW bargaining convention delegates on Monday.
The UAW last year negotiated 10% wage increases in the first year of a six-year agreement with farm equipment maker John Deere. That contract was ratified after a six-week strike. Earlier this month, UAW workers at heavy equipment maker Caterpillar ratified a six-year contract providing for 27% wage increases over its life.
The Detroit automakers have reported robust profits during the past four years from their North American operations, mainly thanks to theHowever, North American operations for the Detroit Three automakers are under pressure as they pour billions intoand battery production. All three companies have moved to cut costs, reducing salaried staff or, in Stellantis' case, idling a U.S. assembly plant.
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