Aug 25 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday said members voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike at the Detroit Three automakers if agreement is not reached before the current four-year contract expires on Sept. 14.
Fain reiterated that the union did not plan to extend the deadline to get a new labor contract.
We have a lot of options that we are looking at but extension on the contract is not one of them."
Fain said he expected the Detroit Three to come to the bargaining table next week with counter proposals to the UAW demands.
The vote does not guarantee a strike will be called, only that the union has the right to call a strike if there's no agreement by Sept. 14.
Persons:
Shawn Fain, Fain, We've, Shivansh, Joe White, David Shepardson, Nathan Gomes, Arun Koyyur, Emelia
Organizations:
United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit Three, General Motors, Ford Motor, Detroit, Ford, Thomson
Locations:
Bengaluru, Detroit, Washington