With 30 Days Until the Big Three Contract Expires, UAW President Shawn Fain to Call Out Automakers for Lack of Progress in Talks and Announce Strike Authorization Vote

DETROIT – UAW President Shawn Fain will meet with members on Facebook Live TODAY at 6:00 p.m.

The media is invited to view the event at the UAW’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/uaw.union

Today marks 30 days until the union’s contract with the Big Three expires, but bargaining at all three tables has yet to progress beyond non-economic issues.

Fain will address the slow pace of negotiations and announce preparations for strike authorization votes to be held next week by 150,000 UAW members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. The autoworkers will vote on whether to authorize a strike in preparation for the September 14^th deadline for contract negotiations with the Big Three.

“Whether or not there’s a strike next month is entirely up to the Big Three automakers,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “Our priorities are clear, the companies can afford them, and there's plenty of time for the Big Three to get serious about these negotiations. This is about economic justice for the autoworkers who make this industry run, and who have generated record profits for Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.”

The Big Three made $250 billion in North American profits from 2013 to 2022. In just the first six months of 2023, they raked in $21 billion in total profits.

The UAW recently raised strike pay to $500 per week per member and has over $825 million in the union strike fund. 

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