Strikes Always Have Economic Consequences and the Latest UAW Strike is No Exception

September 21, 2023

by John Kennedy Mises.org

On September 15, 2023, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union staged a massive strike consisting of thirteen thousand workers, and for the first time, the union hit three separate automotive enterprises simultaneously: General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. The Associated Press noted that only three assembly plants are on strike at the moment: a General Motors factory in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan; and a Jeep factory owned by Stellantis in Toledo, Ohio.

What is the UAW demanding? Another Associated Press article outlined the demands of the UAW and its president, Shawn Fain: