Republican senators are blaming the Biden administration for the United Auto Workers’ strike, attempting to drive a wedge between the union and President Joe Biden’s push for electric vehicles.
About 13,000 workers walked out of all three plants in Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio on Friday after negotiators failed to agree on contracts with the so-called Big Three auto companies: General Motors CO., Ford Motor Co., and Stellantis NV.The union is demanding a 36% pay bump over the next four years. While the automakers have countered with wage increases ranging from 17.5-20% over the life of a contract, the union isn’t satisfied.
“This strike is the latest example of the folly of pursuing policy on the sake of ideology, as opposed to a clear understanding of the consequences of those decisions,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy in a statement. “ Pushing to electric vehicles when the United States does not have the critical minerals, when it makes us vulnerable to Chinese supply chain, and when the UAW is now calling a strike, will endanger our economy.
“The negotiations have so far failed to address the existential threat posed by the premature transition to EVs,” Vance writes in the letter. “Electric vehicles and batteries are far less labor-intensive than typical automobiles and have supply chains that run through China.” “As we transition to a clean energy future, which are in the process of doing. I believe that transition should be fair, and a win-win for auto workers and auto companies,” Biden said on Friday.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
UAW update: United Auto Workers, automakers remain far from a deal as strike deadline approachesThe UAW union and Detroit's three automakers remain far apart in contract talks, and the union is preparing to strike.
Weiterlesen »
UAW update: United Auto Workers, automakers remain far from a deal as strike deadline approachesThe UAW union and Detroit's three automakers remain far apart in contract talks, and the union is preparing to strike.
Weiterlesen »
Biden considers aid for small suppliers as UAW strike seems likely By Investing.comBiden considers aid for small suppliers as UAW strike seems likely
Weiterlesen »
UAW update: United Auto Workers strike begins at midnight as union, automakers remain far from dealThe United Auto Workers will strike at midnight at all three major Detroit automakers at once for the first time in its history, union president Shawn Fain said Thursday night.
Weiterlesen »
| An Auto Strike Made in WashingtonThe underlying cause of the UAW walkout is the Biden Administration’s forced electric-vehicle transition.
Weiterlesen »
Potential UAW strike puts Biden in precarious positionPresident Joe Biden has called himself the most pro-union president ever, but supporting the UAW might put him at odds with one of his own policies.
Weiterlesen »