Strike in the US automobile sector expands with dozens of new stoppages

The American union United Auto Workers (UAW) this Friday expanded the strike in the automobile sector by announcing that dozens of General Motors (GM) and Stellantis work centers will begin strikes starting at 12:00 local time (16:00 GMT).

Union President Shawn Fain said that while negotiations with ford they are moving forward, G.M. and Stellantis “they still need a big push” and accused these two companies of rejecting all the proposals presented by the union.

Fain noted that all distribution centers G.M. and Stellantis In the United States they will join the strike that began a week ago with the stoppage in three assembly plants of the three large American automobile manufacturers.

In total, 38 spare parts distribution centers G.M. and Stellantisspread across 20 states in the country and employing thousands of people, will begin indefinite strikes.

The union leader justified extending the strike to only G.M. and Stellantis by pointing out that although the negotiation with ford It has not finished, UAW wants to recognizethat at least Ford is serious about reaching an agreement”.

Fain explained that G.M. and Stellantis They have rejected all the proposals presented by the union, and accepted by Ford, on issues of job security, distribution of benefits among employees and conversion of temporary workers to permanent ones.

“We will close the GM and Stellantis distribution centers until those two companies come to their senses and come to the table with a serious offer“, declared a combative Fain, who encouraged all those who support the union, “including the president of the United States”, Joe Biden, to join the pickets that block the striking centers.

The strike at spare parts distribution centers, he said, will affect the two companies’ vehicle repair operations.