Almost 13,000 auto workers have stopped working after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union launched a strike targeting all three of the country’s major car manufacturers for the first time in history.
The car manufacturers affected are General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.
The strike, involving some 12,700 workers at three assembly plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio, is expected to halt production of popular car models including the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Chevrolet Colorado.
The strike follows a breakdown in talks between the union and management to narrow differences on contract terms and pay witb the Union demanding 36 percent pay rise over four years and the elimination of a tiered salary scale that requires workers to put in eight years before being eligible for the same compensation as veteran employees.
