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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: UAW Announces New Strikes
Caption: UAW Announces New Strikes. On Sept. 29, United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain announced that two more GM and Ford assembly plants will go on strike in the U.S. They are the GM Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan and the Ford assembly plant in Chicago, CNBC reports. Approximately 6,900 autoworkers will join over 18,000 who are already on strike. At this time, the UAW will not launch additional strikes against Stellantis due to negotiation progress. "Moments before this broadcast, Stellantis made significant progress on the 2009 cost of living allowance, the right not to cross a picket line, as well as the right to strike over product commitments and plant closures and outsourcing moratoriums." "We are excited about this momentum at Stellantis and hope it continues.", UAW President Shawn Fain, via statement. GM claims that it has not yet received a "comprehensive counteroffer" to a contract proposal it previously made. "Calling more strikes is just for the headlines, not real progress. The number of people negatively impacted by these strikes is growing and includes our customers who buy and love the products we build.", global manufacturing, via statement. "We're here to reach an agreement so we can all get back to work, and that remains our 100% focus." Gerald Johnson, GM's head of global manufacturing, via statement. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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