United Auto Workers Could Strike Friday as Contract Expires Soon

The United Auto Workers’ contract is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday and negotiations with the Big Three are coming down to the wire.

United Automobile Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain speaks as UAW members and their supporters gather for Solidarity Sunday at the UAW Region 1 office in Warren, Mich., on Aug. 20, 2023. Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images

Negotiations between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Big Three automakers—Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis—are coming down to the wire as the union’s current contract is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 14.

As all sides engage in tense talks, the UAW leadership has threatened that 140,000 workers could go on a full or partial strike, potentially harming the U.S. economy and threatening President Joe Biden’s clean energy objectives.