UAW Expands Strike With GM

“The United Auto Workers called a fresh strike at a General Motors factory in Tennessee, a surprise walkout after negotiators had been working nearly around the clock to finalize a new contract this weekend,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The strike at the Tennessee plant is the latest in a series of unexpected moves by the union, which has run a strategy of misdirection and maximum publicity to keep the companies off balance. Talks had intensified in recent days between GM and union leaders, including meetings that included Fain and GM Chief Executive Mary Barra.”

“Meanwhile, the UAW confirmed Saturday evening it had reached a tentative agreement with Stellantis, moving the union one step closer to ending a historic strike that has dinged all three automakers and put more than 45,000 workers on the picket lines for six weeks.”