On October 12, as a result of the UAW strike being called at the Kentucky Truck Plant, Ford released a list of 13 plants directly affected, where layoffs and closure could happen within days.
The Kentucky Truck Plant builds the very profitable Ford Super Duty pickup, and Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs, as

UAW negotiations that began at 5:30 p.m. on October 10 at Ford headquarters broke down after only 10 minutes, and the UAW began a new strike at its Kentucky truck plant at around 6:35 p.m. on the same day. The UAW had asked Ford for more concessions before the negotiations, but Ford reportedly refused it.
At the Kent

On October 9, GM announced that it has laid off an additional 155 people across its Toledo Propulsion Systems, Lansing Regional Stamping and Marion Metal Center in Indiana facilities, bringing the total number of employees affected by the strike to about 2,300.
On Monday, GM laid off an additional 72 workers at its T

On October 9, nearly 4,000 UAW members at Mack Trucks walked off the job at 7 a.m. in Macungie and Middletown, Pennsylvania; Hagerstown and Baltimore, Maryland; and Jacksonville, Florida after voting by a 73% margin to reject a tentative agreement reached October 1.
Topics of concern that remain for union members, ac

On October 9, Stellantis announced additional layoffs, including workers from the Trenton Engine Complex in Michigan, which it attributed to the ongoing UAW strike at its Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio.
The company also said other workers that had been on layoff as a result of the strike have returned to work.
"The

On October 6, UAW President Shawn Fain did not call for more strike targets as he did the previous two Fridays, after General Motors agreed earlier in the day to include its battery plant workers in the union's national labor agreement, nearly avoiding a threatened strike at one of GM's most profitable assembly plant

On October 3, the MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers organization released results of a member survey on the impact of the UAW strike against the Detroit Three.
Vehicle suppliers employ over 900,000 workers, over six times more than the 146,000 UAW Detroit Three autoworkers.
Major points from the September 29, 2023, s

On October 4, Ford Motor Co. confirmed that it has been notifying approximately 400 workers at Livonia Transmission and Sterling Axle Plant to prepare for layoffs as a result of the UAW strike heading into its third week.
An estimated 350 workers at Livonia Transmission have been asked not to report to work, while 50

On October 3, Ford made a comprehensive offer to the UAW in an effort to reach a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract, its seventh and strongest offer it has made since August 29.
Ford has received two comprehensive counteroffers from the UAW, the last on September 25. 
Ford’s offer includes historic impro

On October 4, General Motors announced that it had secured a USD 6 billion credit line from JPMorgan (JPM) and other lenders amid the ongoing strike by the United Auto Workers.
GM disclosed in a securities filing that it had secured a new 364-day revolving credit line. 
GM added that the new agreement will require it

On October 2, Ford announced that the 2023 UAW strike at the Chicago Assembly Plant, which normally builds the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator, has led to 330 employees being laid off at the Chicago Stamping Plant and Lima Engine Plant that makes parts for the two SUVs.
"These are not lockouts," said Ford spokesman

On October 2, as the UAW and General Motors remained in negotiations, GM began laying off 164 employees across two facilities as a result of the expanded strike, putting the number of those laid off in connection to the strike at more than 3,800 known so far across the industry.
"The UAW leadership’s decision to call

On September 29 2023, UAW ongoing strike against the “Big 3” OEMs has expanded to include the Ford Chicago assembly plant in Illinois, as well as GM’s Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan.
These two shutdowns add approximately 7,000 workers to picket lines surrounding various UAW-represented facilities,

The Detroit News reported on September 27 that sources from the United Auto Workers (UAW) said that if there is no progress in the current round of labor-management negotiations, the strike will be expanded starting at noon on Friday, September 29. Prior to that, the UAW will announce the names of the facilities that

The Ultium Cells plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee has announced an increase in starting wages for several positions following an interim pay raise for workers in August at the Ultium Cells plant in Warren, Ohio amid ongoing negotiations between management and the United Auto Workers (UAW) to bring the union in there.

On September 26, U.S. auto supplier groups urged President Joe Biden to provide federal assistance to help auto parts companies impacted by the ongoing UAW strike against the Detroit 3 automakers.
MEMA and the Vehicle Suppliers Association said in a letter to Biden "Without federal assistance, the ability of the auto

On September 25, President Joe Biden spoke to striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members during a visit to a picket line at a General Motors parts distribution center outside of Detroit in Belleville, Michigan.
Surrounded by UAW President Shawn Fain and other union and government officials, Biden's remarks to union m

On September 21, automotive supplier Eagle Industries Inc. filed a document with the state of Michigan warning that it may need to lay off a substantial portion of its 171 hourly workers, citing "unforeseen business circumstances" at a time when ongoing UAW strikes are making supply chains orders unpredictable.
"The

On September 25, negotiations continued between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and Detroit Three automakers ahead of scheduled visits to the Detroit area from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Biden on September 26 is expected to join a picket line somewhere in Wayne County following an invitation

On September 22, UAW President Shawn Fain followed up on promises to expand the strike against the Detroit 3 after one week by announcing 38 new sites across the U.S. that will be struck with 5,625 workers across 20 states and nine regions for General Motors and Stellantis walking off the job at 12:00 p.m. EST.
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