Concerns About Auto Workers Strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis Gain Steam

The union has not reached an agreement with any of the Big Three automakers.

UAW President Shawn Fain chairs the 2023 Special Elections Collective Bargaining Convention in Detroit on March 27, 2023. Rebecca Cook/Reuters

There is growing concern that workers at the Big Three automakers—Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis—will strike when the United Auto Workers (UAW) union contract ends at 11:59 p.m. New York time on Sept. 14.

In August, 97 percent of UAW’s members who work at the Big Three voted to authorize a strike unless their demands are met. Strikes could happen in various ways, such as a national walkout or targeted work stoppages at facilities across the country.