Car Union Expands Strike Again, Targets GM’s Largest Moneymaking Plant

For the second straight day, the United Auto Workers escalates its ‘Stand Up Strike,’ hitting a plant in Texas.

Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members from the General Motors Lansing Delta plant picket in Delta Township, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2023. Rebecca Cook/Reuters

In an unannounced move, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) union members walked off the job at General Motors Co.’s biggest facility and largest moneymaker following its third-quarter earnings report.

An estimated 5,000 workers at the GM Arlington Assembly plant in Texas joined the “Stand Up Strike,” marking the second consecutive day of UAW-represented employees participating in a work stoppage. This will impact popular GM brands, such as the Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon, and Chevrolet Tahoe.