WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit’s automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the style of its pugnacious leader, Shawn Fain.
Officials at all three companies note that they have sweetened pay offers and offered numerous other concessions.
Fain has even sought 32-hour work weeks for 40 hours of pay — a demand that even many union workers call unrealistic.
In a departure from the style of past UAW leaders, Fain has insulted CEOs and publicly revealed the companies' pay offers.
Parker, whom Fain tapped to be an assistant, says he feels sure Fain has a plan to end the strike.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Detroit’s automakers, United Auto Workers, UAW, Toyota, University of California, General Motors, GM, Ford's, Ford, Facebook, Indiana, Taylor High School, Chrysler, Delco, “
Locations:
Mich, University of California Berkeley, Toledo , Ohio, Ford's Michigan, Wayne, Detroit, Kokomo