President Biden and United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain met on Wednesday at the White House. The meeting comes as contract negotiations start with the union and the Big Three.
met with United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Wednesday at the White House as labor contract discussions are starting between the union and the "Big Three" automakers.The meeting took place in the West Wing, an official told Reuters.
A spokesperson for the union told Politico that Fain had asked for his support in contract talks, pushing for him to use his "bully pulpit" as well as stronger labor provisions to federal grants and loans funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. In June, Fain – who represents 150,000 hourly workers at the U.S. automakers – criticized a Department of Energy plan told to give more than $9 billion to Ford and South Korea's SK On to build three U.S. battery plants.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks with workers at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant on July 12, 2023 in Wayne, Michigan. "Our single most important priority is to negotiate a contract that is in the best interest of the company and our 43,000 represented employees, their families and our communities. We will not be distracted," Stellantis said, regarding Fain's comments. "We believe yesterday’s meeting with the UAW leadership team members went well and we intend on continuing to approach these discussions in a respectful manner.
Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, during the unveiling of the all-electric Jeep Avenger SUV on the opening day of the Paris Motor Show in Paris on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022."The automakers can afford to make things right," Fain told workers as he met with them on Wednesday. "They can afford to address our issues; cost-of-living, supporting retirees, job security and ending wage tiers. But they’re not going to just give it to us.
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