Union president Shawn Fain said the Detroit-based union had been ready to expand its strike against the automaker before the move.
The United Auto Workers said Friday that General Motors Co. had agreed to put new electric vehicle battery plants under the union’s national contract.
Union president Shawn Fain said the Detroit-based union had been ready to expand its strike against the automaker before GM’s move. Instead, the UAW this week is not adding any more factories to the strike that first began in mid-September. The UAW is striking some plants at GM, Ford Motor Co., and Stellantis, which includes the former Chrysler Corp.
“Our strike is working but we are not done yet,” Fain said on a union livestream. “We are making significant progress.
