UAW President Shawn Fain Holding Special 10 p.m. Facebook Live to Make Stand Up Announcement

DETROIT – UAW President Shawn Fain will hold a special 10 p.m. EST Facebook Live meeting to announce the union’s Stand Up plans. The announcement comes just two hours before the expiration of the union’s contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

The media is invited to view the livestream at the UAW’s Facebook page. It can also be viewed at the UAW’s YouTube Channel. (Media capturing the livestream have had more success with YouTube.)

Fain has called the 11:59 p.m. expiration “a deadline, not a reference point.” He announced the union’s Stand Up Strike strategy last night in case the companies fail to offer fair contracts to the UAW’s 150,000 autoworkers. 

The union launched the strategy with a new video, new webpage, and educational materials for members and the public. The Stand Up Strike will target a to-be-determined number of facilities to walk out on strike at midnight tonight, if necessary. As time goes on, the strike will expand to more facilities to be announced as needed.

If all three companies fail to come to an agreement, it will be the first time in history that the UAW has struck all Big Three automakers simultaneously.

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