"UAW Strikes Expand, Impacting General Motors and Ford; Tesla Emerges as Potential Winner"
General Motors has laid off 130 union workers at the Parma Metal Center and 34 union workers at the Marion Metal Center, as the UAW strike expands to facilities in other states. The affected workers are not expected to return until the strike is resolved. The UAW is demanding cost-of-living adjustments, increased pay, reinstatement of health benefits for retirees, and an end to pay inconsistencies among its members. General Motors states that the strike is having negative ripple effects and that they will continue to bargain in good faith to reach an agreement.