Biden Calls for Auto Union and Big 3 Automakers to Reach Deal, Avoid Strike

UAW is demanding massive pay raises of 40 percent or more, in conjunction with increases in CEO salaries over the past four years and after a reversal of past concessions by the union.

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and supporters picket outside of General Motors Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly in Detroit as they strike on Sept. 22, 2019. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden has called for the top three U.S. automakers and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union to settle contract talks and avoid a strike.

The Detroit-based automakers Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are still negotiating with the auto workers union, one month ahead of the critical labor contract deadline.