UAW Launches Historic Stand Up Strike Against Big Three Automakers

As of midnight, September 15, without a fair contract offer on the table, the UAW has launched a Stand Up Strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis. It is the first time in industry history that the union has struck all of the Big Three at once.

Using a new strike strategy dubbed the Stand Up Strike, autoworkers have walked out on strike at three target facilities to win a fair contract at the Big Three. The union presented its Members Demands to the Big Three automakers over a month ago. The companies squandered the time before this evening’s deadline, failing to present an equitable offer.

In a Facebook Live address carried by major news networks, UAW President Shawn Fain announced:

“Tonight at midnight, GM Wentzville Assembly, Local 2250 in Region 4; Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex, Local 12 in Region 2B; and Ford Michigan Assembly Plant – Final Assembly and Paint only, Local 900 in Region 1A will STAND UP and walk out on strike. The rest of us will keep organizing and support them on the picket line.”

Tonight, President Fain will join UAW members on the picket line at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.

Tomorrow, Friday, September 15 at 4pm, UAW members and allies will join a UAW Rally to Save the American Dream in downtown Detroit at the UAW-Ford Joint Trust Building, 151 W. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.

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