UAW Members Authorize Strike at Ford, GM, Stellantis

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at Detroit’s big three automakers, setting up a tense final stretch of contract negotiations ahead of a looming deadline.

United Automobile Workers (UAW) members and supporters gather at the UAW Region 1 office in Warren, Mich., on Aug. 20, 2023. Jeff Kowalsky/ AFP/Getty Images

Union members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Friday voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at Detroit’s Big Three automakers, setting up a tense final stretch of contract negotiations ahead of a looming deadline.

UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement on Friday that 97 percent of the the union’s 150,000 members who work at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, voted in favor of going on strike if a new contract agreement isn’t reached when the current one expires in several weeks.