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UAW to expand strike Friday unless ‘serious progress'
UAW President Shawn Fain plans to announce another wave of workers joining the strike on Friday if he doesn’t think talks have been sufficiently productive.
Auto workers union to announce plans on Friday to expand strike in contract dispute with companies
By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER (AP Business Writers)
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says it will announce on Friday how it plans to expand its strike against Detroit’s three automakers.
The union says President Shawn Fain will make the announcement at 10 a.m. Eastern time in a video appearance addressing union members. Additional walkouts will take place at noon Friday without serious progress in contract talks, the union said.
The union went on strike Sept. 14 when it couldn’t reach agreements on new contracts with Ford, General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis.
At first it targeted one assembly plant from each company, and last week it added 38 parts distribution centers run by GM and Stellantis. Ford was spared the second escalation because talks with the union were progressing.
The union wouldn’t say what action it would take on Friday, reiterating that all options are on the table.
The union is scheduled to meet with GM negotiators Wednesday afternoon, according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.