There are about 150,000 United Auto Workers, and 17% of them are on strike. Friday, a significant chunk from North Texas were nearly called upon.is showing no signs of slowing down as the union added 5,000 more workers on strike, this time against General Motors.
The move came just a few hours after GM reported its most recent third-quarter earnings and one day after the UAW hit its largest plant, Sterling Heights Assembly, in Michigan. Union members walked out at Arlington Assembly on Tuesday, bringing the total number of striking workers to 45,000 across all of Detroit's Big Three.Stellantis said it is "outraged" by the UAW's decision to strike its largest plant, Sterling Heights Assembly. On Monday morning, 6,800 union members walked out of the plant, accompanied by UAW President Shawn Fain.