Trump said the union would be “wiped out” and blasted electric vehicles in his latest post on Truth Social.
Donald Trump has delivered a set of damning remarks aimed at United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain after talks failed to call off strikes and took aim at electric vehicles.
UAW negotiators have spent several months in talks with the three leading automakers, Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Stellantis, to establish fresh employment agreements. The union requests included substantial salary hikes, extended paid leave, and improved benefits.
A contentious issue in the negotiations regarding new contracts involves adjusting pay rates and hours due to the industry’s impending transition to electric vehicles (EVs), which require fewer workers to build than traditional fuel-based vehicles.
