UAW Strike Deadlock Continues; Experts Warn on Repercussions

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As the UAW strike standoff continues, experts say it will likely be long and lead to various economic repercussions

As the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike entered day 5 on Sept. 19, negotiators for the union and the Big Three automakers remained at an impasse as failed weekend talks bled into the workweek.

The two sides are apparently far apart, leading to analysts’ predictions for a long-lasting deadlock as well as experts warning that the union’s demands would make the automakers less productive and competitive than their nonunion rivals.

About 12,700 members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union walked off the job last week after their four-year contracts with the Detroit Three expired with no agreement on a fresh batch of labor deals that would last through 2027.

The union has boasted that its demands are the most ambitious in many years.

“As I go to the table this week, I’ll be giving the Big Three the most audacious and ambitious list of proposals that they’ve seen in decades,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a video message before the talks began several months ago.

The Big Three automakers have said they want to reach a deal that’s fair to workers, but also gives the companies flexibility as the industry shifts to electric models that have fewer parts and require less labor.

General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis have proposed roughly 20 percent pay increases over the four-year term of their proposals—or roughly half of what the UAW is demanding. Several experts told The Epoch Times in interviews that the UAW’s demands threaten to make Detroit’s Big Three less productive and less competitive compared to their nonunion counterparts such as Honda and Toyota.

“There are all kinds of productivity differences between unionized and nonunionized” carmakers in the United States, according to Diana Furchtgott-Roth, an economist affiliated with The Heritage Foundation, whose credentials include senior roles in the Reagan, Bush, and Trump administrations.

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