UAW Presses Big 3 For Better Offer, Warns of More Walkouts

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has warned of more walkouts at US truck and SUV factories unless the Detroit Three automakers improved wage and benefit offers, insisting that companies could afford more than the record packages on the table, as reported by Joseph White and Ben Klayman for Reuters.

UAW President Shawn Fain confirmed that the Detroit 3 had converged on a 23% wage hike offer and made progress on other issues. I Photo: UAW International Union Facebook

"We're striking the Big 3 like we've never struck before," Fain said. "These extremely profitable companies have more to give."

After five weeks of strikes, Fain said the UAW had received fresh contract offers from General Motors and Chrysler-parent Stellantis in the past 24 hours. Ford made its newest offer over two weeks ago.

Fain confirmed that the Detroit 3 had converged on a 23% wage hike offer and made progress on other issues.

But he told UAW members, "there is more to be won." GM and Ford say additional cost-of-living increases already take their total compensation offers to over 30%. Fain acknowledged that some UAW members want to vote on the offers in hand but urged them not to give in to "fear, uncertainty, doubt, and division" that he said were sowed by the companies.

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