Michigan Governor In Talks With UAW And Big Three Automakers To Avoid Strike
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is urging the UAW union and Big Three Detroit Automakers to come to an agreement amid ongoing labor contract negotiations in order to avoid a potential strike. Whitmer expressed concern that the stalled negotiations could lead to a walk-off. The current labor contracts are set to expire next week.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2019
According to a recent report from Bloomberg, Whitmer addressed the UAW contract negotiations in an interview on Thursday while visiting auto industry leaders in Japan, including Toyota, Denso Corp., and Aisin Corp.
“Any casual observer would recognize that there’s reason to be concerned about where it’s headed,” Whitmer said in regard to the UAW negotiations.
Whitmer indicated that she is talking to leadership at the Big Three Detroit automakers (GM, Ford, and Stellantis) as well as leadership at the UAW in the hope that “they stay at the table and come up with an agreement that supports workers and averts a strike.” Whitmer added that it was “unclear” what more the state could do at this point.
A recent study published by AEG indicates that a ten-day UAW strike at all three automakers could cost the economy more than $5 billion.
Negotiations between the UAW and GM have been contentious, with the latest proposal from GM characterized as an “insult” by UAW President Shawn Fain. GM’s proposal includes additional paid time off, a 16-percent increase in pay, and other benefits.
The UAW filed an unfair labor practice charge against GM last week, accusing GM of not negotiating in good faith and employing delay tactics. The current labor contract is set to expire on September 14th.
Among the UAW’s demands are a 46-percent pay increase and a 32-hour work week, demands which automakers say would increase annual expenses by $80 billion and would possibly destroy the companies in the long-term. UAW President Fain says the demands are justified in the face of record profits.
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It is not a 16% raise. It is a 10% raise over 4yrs, $3.23. They are trying to include the two 3% lump sums, which wont be the same depending on where you are at in the wage progression. A lump sum is not a weekly wage
And 3% two times in 5 years is potentially 1.2% if your plant is closed for retooling(3%of 1 year of 5) and at most 2.4%(6% of 40% of wages).
It is still a raise…the UAW complains about greed so they decided to be greedy themselves. How many other people have the luxury of turning down a raise, regardless of the percentage, and still get signing bonuses and record yearly profit sharing bonuses?
Retchen Gretchen, part of the problem the UAW votes for. You the UAW vote for the Democrat grift who are investing and making money on China batteries. Look at Granholm secretary of energy, what does she invest her money in? Chinese battery manufacturing? Precious metals? Minning company’s? Briben is bought by China, he owes the Chinese. The UAW votes Democrat and tells the rank and file to vote Democrat and like sheep they do so and you wonder why your jobs are leaving the United States. 2024 the UAW leaders will walk the assembly lines in the heat of the summer while your clothes are soaked in sweat telling it’s members to vote Democrat and like good little union members you will do so.
you people are funny. cry that EVs are bad and you dont care about them, then cry companies are using chinese EV tech given EVs are extremely popular there and leading the world market in sales and research
try to let that sink for a bit with your cold war 1950s mentality, if you can.
lol – The officials in Florida are telling EV owners not to park within 50 feet of structures because they are blowing up due to the salt water eroding the batteries. They aren’t issuing the same warnings for ICE vehicles. Try and let that sink in to your neo liberal progressive mentality, if you can.
again that has nothing to do with what he was crying about!
you dont want evs and ev research but you dont want companies to use said if its done elsewhere??? my dude…. stop and listen to yourself as well
lol – I don’t care on what AI said. I was just stating a fact to you.
Will this happen in the rust belt also?
In TX and CA they can’t charge at night because there’s not enough power! LOL.
Fake news. If you are going to spread FUD, try to make it at least believable.
lol, your a typical Democrat apologist! Where did I say anything about (EV’s,) my statement was to the UAW who support Democrats. Talk about the 50’s mentality. Do you think the Democrat party is the same as it was during the Kenndey administration. How can anyone stomach the Briben administration let alone support the Democrat grift. lol don’t you have a protest to go to or a road to block like the rest of the liberal scum or are you playing your X Box in your mommy’s basement.
You would be surprised how many UAW are not Dems.
Love love love the “sound bites” and name calling. No problem. Just keep supporting
45 and there will no longer be a need for negotiating ANYTHING. He, “alone” can fix
everything. 😢
If Joe has no clout with the UAW, this lady certainly doesn’t. Why even bother?
This is her opportunity to get her 15 minutes…she is totally clueless.
Y’all seem to somewhat assuming GM will not want to give the UAW increases. gm cares about its people – I do believe that. I believe gm will want to share with it’s workers, some of the profit. In the end, its a business and leadership set of decisions… you have to nurture the business and nurture the workers. Obviously, there will be negotiations to get there, but that’s the nature of the dynamics in place.
Im a 18 year GM employee and i can 100% without a doubt tell you that GM does not care about its employees. And im not even talking financially. Im talking everyday things that happen in life and what is expected of us. GM does not care about any of its employees, management or hourly. I compare it to the FBI, the field agents aren’t bad people its the bureaucrats in Washington that are bad same with GM, supervisors and management at a local level aren’t bad people. Its the company as a whole who is ruthless and cutthroat
Sorry, I don’t believe you….
Gretchen can have them arrested just like her other political enemies.
Maybe she can come up with another fake kidnapping plot and get the leadership behind bars?
Gretchen Sucks – She’s too dumb to orchestrate that on her own. The FBI had to do it.
It was not fake. Facts are too much for some ignorant, hateful people on here. Whitmer has done a fantastic job running Michigan and even getting along with many of her Republican legislators to get things done. Michigan is doing quite well now. God Bless the UAW.
How is her boat running?
I knew you old clowns would start whining in the comments. You are really the most pathetic generation.
Lol.
You’ve obviously experienced a microagression Jeff. Your safe space is calling.
Just what they need…the Gretch getting involved. What could possibly go wrong.
Meanwhile my Camaro 1LS was built in early March and still hasn’t arrived at my dealer 7 months later. Are the Lansing plant workers even doing any work or are they already acting like they are on strike?
She is offering all UAW members a guaranty that their boat will be in the water before Memorial day, even if there is a Kong Flu lockdown.
Any manufacturing company only care about their bottom line . People are expendable in any job and are nothing more than a number to companies . She has zero right to infringe on the unions plight to strike or not too . Union wages only translate to better economic pay for no union jobs it’s a fact . Unfortunately today the business model is broken and people are nothing more than cattle through a revolving door . The new worker wants their share now , not tomorrow, not next month , the years of broken promises and lies from companies and unions has made union memberships much more vocal , just saying .
She should keep her nose out of it.
Gretchen being involved in talks between those two is like a fox being invited to a meeting with chickens. Do we not remember she was all in on no going to church, work, anywhere and to just stay at home during the covid lockdowns? Do you think she really cares one way or another whether they get a deal done? The only thing she’s going to care about, being a politician, is when and how much her kickback is going to be and to make sure the uaw always backs a democrat. Off topic maybe it’s just me but does Gretchen not resemble the green goblin face on that truck in Maximum Overdrive? Shocking resemblance:)
The whole reason for the bonus plans is to grift the UAW leadership. They collect 2.5% tax on all bonuses. If the 24,500$ in bonuses were converted to wages it would be about 2$ per hour for 5 years, or 1.95$ after UAW cut. But if your plant is off line for one year you would lose $.65 cents per hour.
GM has been touting record profits. Time to share that success with the workers that make it possible.
Funny how UAW members never mention their record profit sharing checks that they get…I am sure plenty of people would like to get $15000 checks for sticking emblems on the tailgates of passing trucks. UAW employees are overpaid and could never survive a job that involves real labor.
So Tim, please tell us how you acquired your vast knowledge of how hard (or not) UAW assembly line workers perform the repetitive manual labor they do daily? Then while you’re at it, please define how much grueling manual labor you endure daily and in what field it is you work in because we wouldn’t want to “assume” you dont endure difficult manual labor tasks daily as you have with the UAW members.
They already have profit sharing plans in place!
Gretchen Whitmer. That’s exactly what’s needed for these negotiations. Not!
Our governor is the last person that should be talking with the UAW…she is clueless, but Michigan is a friendly union state. Once she had complete democrat majority in both houses, she repealed Right-To-Work. Me personally, I hope the strike lasts long enough to deplete the strike fund and force their members to choose between sticking with Fain’s nonsense or feeding their family.
So-called “right to work” is a lie by the corporate billionaire oligarchy representing a race to the bottom for the working class.
Let these lazy union clowns strike! Close the plants and move down South, we’ll show you how to get a days work done! The quality of workmanship will instantly improve as well as overall vehicle quality. Time for the Big 3 to kick the UAW to the curb!