“In a video released late Monday, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said if the union doesn’t see ‘serious progress’ in negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers, it will call on more members at different plants to strike come Friday,” the Detroit News reports.
Said Fain: “We’re not going to keep waiting around forever while they drag this out. I have been clear with the Big Three every step of the way. And I’m going to be crystal clear again right now. If we don’t make serious progress by noon on Friday, September 22, more locals will be called on to stand up and join the strike.”
Politico: “The UAW has amassed enough money to pay all of its members to stay out on strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers for as long as 11 weeks. But the union’s decision to target just a few plants at a time is one of its biggest tactical ploys — and could allow it to keep the strike going far longer.”
