DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union on Friday rejected wage and benefit offers from all three Detroit automakers, raising tensions just six days before a strike deadline for 146,000 employees.
Union President Shawn Fain told workers in a Facebook Live appearance that he filed proposals from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis in a wastebasket.
Stellantis offered wage increases in each year of a new four-year contract totaling 14.5%.
To handle inflation, Ford offered cost of living pay that he called severely deficient, while GM and Stellantis offered lump sums.
All companies kept tiers of wages for factory workers but lowered the number of years needed to reach full pay, he said.
Persons:
Shawn Fain, ”, Fain, Stellantis, counterproposal, GM’s, Mark Stewart, Stewart, ” Fain, “
Organizations:
DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Detroit, Union, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, France's PSA Peugeot, U.S, GM
Locations:
Ford, North America, Stellantis