"UAW Ready to Strike: Tense Contract Talks Begin with Big Three Automakers"
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The head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, Shawn Fain, has declared that the union is prepared to strike against the Big Three US automakers - Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors - if their demands are not met during contract negotiations set to begin this week. Fain warned that nearly 150,000 UAW members will strike if the automakers do not give them their "fair share." The contracts between the UAW and the Big Three expire on September 14. The last auto workers strike occurred in 2019 when 48,000 UAW members at General Motors walked off the job for six weeks.
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