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UAW Prepares Targeted Strike to Maximize Automakers’ Pain
- Union seeks to keep carmakers guessing to gain leverage
- GM boosts wages, inflation protection in last minute proposal
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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is preparing to hit all three Detroit carmakers with targeted walkouts at strategic locations in several states in a play to both maximize the union’s strike fund and sow chaos at the companies.
As the UAW and Detroit Three automakers — General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV — approach a Thursday night deadline, the companies began sharing more details on the negotiations. GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra sent a letter to employees detailing a proposed 20% pay raise over the contract period, up from a previous offer of 18%. But the union wants 36%.