UAW expands strike to 7,000 additional members at Ford, General Motors▼

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The United Auto Workers union is expanding its strike even further as labor contract negotiations with Detroit's Big Three automakers continue to stall. UAW President Shawn Fain announced Friday that the union is encouraging an additional 7,000 members at Ford and General Motors to join the strike. "Despite our willingness to bargain, Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress at the table," Fain said. "That's why at noon Eastern time today we'll expand our strike at these two companies." He called on workers located in Chicago and Lansing, Michigan, to join the cause, bringing the total to more than 25,000 workers walking off the job. Stellantis, however, will not be impacted by the latest strike expansion. Source