President Biden Thinks UAW Big Three Strike Won’t Happen
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President Biden has once again weighed in on the ongoing negotiations between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Big Three Detroit automakers (GM, Ford, and Stellantis), this time indicating that he does not think a strike will happen. Just last month, the Biden administration issued a statement urging the UAW and Big Three automakers to reach a fair agreement. The current auto contracts are set to expire September 14th.
Per a report from Reuters, Biden commented on the possibility of an automotive labor strike on Monday.
“I’m not worried about a strike,” Biden said in Philadelphia ahead of a Labor Day parade speech. “I don’t think it’s going to happen.”
In response to Biden’s comment, UAW President Shawn Fain said he was “shocked.”
“He must know something we don’t know,” Fain said, per a report from The Detroit News. “Maybe the companies plan on walking in and giving us our demands the night before.”
“Our intent is not to strike,” Fain added. “That’s been our intent from Day One. But as we get down to the wire here, there’s three companies to bargain with and there’s 10 days left to do it. So I know what it looks like to me.”
Late last month, UAW workers voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a potential strike at each of the Big Three automakers. More recently, the UAW filed an unfair labor practice charge against General Motors and Stellantis, claiming that the automakers were employing delay tactics and not negotiating in good faith as the September 14th deadline approaches. In response, GM Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing, Gerald Johnson responded that the charge had “no merit and is an insult to the bargaining committees.”
UAW President Fain acknowledges the union’s demands are “ambitious,” but states that record profits justify the demands. A recent study indicates that a possible UAW strike could end up costing billions.
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In response to Biden’s comment, UAW President Shawn Fain said he was “shocked.”
Yeah, the union is hell bent on demanding 46% more pay in exchange for working less hours and raking in record profit-sharing bonuses (that they conveniently forget to mention)…there is no way that the UAW and the Big 3 will agree on such stupid terms in less than 10 days. I hope the strike lasts long enough that the strike pay fund runs out. You can’t cry about greed while being greedy yourselves…
I wish my union could get us anything close to what the UAW has got for their members . We got 3% a year for 5 years . Way below inflation caused by the unions support of policies . Happy we got something because I know many others got zero
Everyone celebrated where I work when we got 3 years at 3%. Our contract expires in June; so I assume the celebration will end.
My company gave 6% base raises for 2022 and 8% for 2023 and will probably give 6% or 7% for 2024. Not great but relatively solid. Why? Because that’s what the labor market in general is looking for. No collective bargaining, no siloed negotiation. Rather, if one competitor fails to pay around this type of raise then labor resources will jump ship to another competitor who is paying — since no company trying to maintain quality, offerings, reputation, and ultimately market share wants this, they all tend to pay (and increase pay) competitively.
they will agree on something. a strike will be a godsend to manipulate prices even more and pass the hate on the union
uaw knows it thats why fein is raging so hard at the whole situation.
Briben, thinks the union won’t strike. I guess there going on strike.
Yeah, too bad Trump isn’t President, he’d just say “ I would like you to do us a favor”.
Strike averted.
What makes you think Trump would say anything about doing a favor he would probably try to break the union
Biden’s never been right in his life, so a strike is guaranteed.
Wow, talk about broad-brushing! No room for error here…
…nice talkin’ to ya!👎
The “I would like you to do us a favor” guy would have handled this by now.
Let’s go BRIBEN….
A strike would have bad optics and negatively impact the Union grift to the Democrat party just in time for another election season.
Sure wish the unions would wake up and see the real enemy – outsourcing and offshoring and any politicos that support these policies along with terrible trade deals under the guise of “globalization”, which can be summarized by “reduced American standard of living”.
Yeah, we need to “drill down” more. ‘Throw inhibition to the wind”….let er rip.
Biden said he supports the Union and of course the Union supports Biden. That said, Biden is currently flying in 3,000 illegals a month from Cuban Guatemala, and Venezuela and giving them work permits. If you are not aware the mayor of NY has been complaining about 100k illegal migrants in NY. This weekend the Biden administration told the mayor to issue work permits and put them all to work. Union members should be outraged at Biden and his open border policies. Since Biden has taken office he has allowed over 5M+ illegals into this country and the numbers are growing everyday, They will be taking your jobs. Why aren’t the Unions addressing this issue with Biden? Wake up America!
I’m not sure where you are getting your FAKE NEWS… 5 million??? Even if THAT
number is correct…5 million people ARE NOT coming INTO this country. They have
ATTEMPTED to cross into this country, most have NOT succeeded. Makes for a really
good shock value though…congratulations?
On one hand, I sure hope the union strikes, for a long time, because the economy (and most people) is in dire need of a wake-up call and that might do it. On the other hand, their demands are beyond absurd. Maybe the first will lead to a more reasonable second, in time.
What’s he going to say, they will strike?
Optimism 101.