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UAW Warns Contract Talks With Big Three Carmakers Are Moving ‘Too Slow’
- A month in, talks with GM, Ford, Stellantis have heeded little
- Affirmative vote to authorize strike would give union leverage
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The leader of the United Auto Workers union on Tuesday asked members to grant him the ability to call a strike, arguing contract talks with the three major Detroit carmakers are moving too slow.
The group has been negotiating with General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV for 30 days and the parties have yet to discuss economic terms, said Shawn Fain, the UAW president, in a Facebook Live webcast.