Fewer than 13,000 of the UAW’s 145,000 members have walked off the job. This is contrary to the whole concept of a strike. It’s like the old joke: “What if they held a war and nobody showed ...

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14, and 97% of the membership voted to approve a strike if a new contract is not reached. Last week, UAW President Shawn Fain said the union would strike against any automaker that hasn't reached ...

Why is the UAW on strike? The UAW's four-year contracts with General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis expired Sept. 14 at 11:59 p.m. In past years, the union has agreed to extend its ...

Any union of that size announcing strike action is big news. The last time UAW went on strike, a six-week stoppage against GM in 2019, it cost the auto giant some $3.6 billion and Michigan ...