The United Auto Workers Strike Has Begun
The UAW launched a historic strike this morning, with workers at three plants across the Big Three walking out and UAW leader Shawn Fain declaring that an "all-out strike is possible." It’s the first time ever the union has struck all three major automakers.
Supporters and workers cheer as United Auto Workers members go on strike at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant on September 15, 2023 in Wayne, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano / Getty Images)
Tick, tock. At midnight the clock ran out, and autoworkers massed on picket lines.
The first-ever simultaneous strike at the Big Three automakers — General Motors (GM), Ford, and Stellantis — started September 15 with thirteen thousand workers walking out of three assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri. There are 146,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members at the Big Three.
The UAW is calling its strategy the “stand-up strike,” a nod to the Flint sit-down strike of 1936–1937 that helped establish the union.
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