the negotiations between the uaw and the automakers are scheduled to begin on thursday ahead of the expiration of the current fouryear labor deal in midseptember the head of the united auto workers uaw shawn fain has declared that the union is prepared to strike against general motors ford motor and stellantis if a fair contract is not reached representing approximately 150000 us hourly workers in the automotive industry the uaw aims to secure better terms for its membersduring an online statement fain emphasized that the big three automakers are the unions primary strike target he pointed out that over the past decade these companies have amassed a staggering quarter of a trillion dollars in profits from their north american operations fain believes that considering their substantial financial success ford general motors and stellantis have the means to address the demands of the workers and provide them with their fair share advt the negotiations between the uaw and the automakers are scheduled to begin on thursday ahead of the expiration of the current fouryear labor deal in midseptember stellantis will be the first company to engage in talks followed by ford on friday and general motors on july 18in response to the upcoming negotiations stellantis has stated that its main focus will be to secure a contract that ensures the companys competitiveness in the rapidly changing global market while also safeguarding the wages and benefits of its represented workforce the automaker recognizes the valuable contributions of its employees and aims to strike a balance between maintaining profitability and meeting the needs of its workersread alsoautomakers contract negotiations will decide potential ev future for idled illinois plantstellantis puts michigan plants in critical status ahead of union talksuaw to open contract talks with detroit three automakers on thursdayuaw wants epa to soften vehicle emissions plan reuters published on jul 12 2023 at 0723 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app stellantis uaw ford general motors fain united auto workers ford motor shawn fain homenewsindustrystellantis ford gm in uaws crosshairs strikes loom without fair contracts