REUTERS/Michael Swensen Acquire Licensing RightsCHICAGO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - United Auto Workers (UAW) members rallied against the Detroit Three automakers in multiple U.S. states on Thursday afternoon as Friday's deadline loomed for a threatened expansion of the union's strikes.
The UAW last week launched unprecedented, simultaneous strikes at one assembly plant each of General Motors (GM.N), Ford (F.N) and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI).
UAW workers want to end a tiered wage structure that they say has created a large gap between newer and older employees, forcing some to work two jobs to make ends meet.
On Thursday morning, Fain posted a video message on X, formerly known as Twitter, to UAW members about the Friday deadline, showing scenes from several Hollywood movies with the characters saying "tick tock."
Fain has said Detroit automakers have not shared their huge profits with workers while enriching executives and investors.
Persons:
Phaedra Grant, Michael Swensen, Ayanna Dixon, Shawn Fain, Fain, Ford, Stellantis, Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre said, Ram, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Eikon, Mark Reuss, Reuss, Tesla, Bianca Flowers, Hyunjoo Jin, David Shepardson, Ben Klayman, Kannaki, Peter Henderson, Jamie Freed, Nick Zieminski, Matthew Lewis
Organizations:
Ford, UAW, REUTERS, Rights, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, General Motors, Chrysler, Reuters, GM, GM's, Silverado, Detroit, Detroit Free Press, Toyota, Tacoma, EV, Thomson
Locations:
Louisville , Kentucky, U.S, Chicago, San Francisco, Louisville, Washington, Detroit, Bengaluru