- Employees at US industrial manufacturer Mack Trucks rejected a contract agreement on Sunday.
- The union announced its decision to strike at seven in the morning on Monday.
- A total of around 25,000 employees at the Big Three are currently on strike.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said that after employees at US industrial manufacturer Mack Trucks rejected a contract agreement on Sunday, they will join about 25,000 other UAW members in going on strike.
The union announced its decision to strike at seven in the morning on Monday after voting to reject a tentative agreement at Mack Trucks.
US strike
4,000 employees will be impacted by a walkout by UAW workers at Mack, a producer of industrial vehicles with a North Carolina base. After an effort to reach a new agreement with the “Big Three” of GM, Ford, and Stellantis failed, the strike was called.
The Mack employees, who are also seeking a better deal, will join the walkout that was initiated on September 15. The strike is supported by UAW President Shawn Fain.
The 146,000 US hourly auto employees represented by the union were not affected by the targeted strike, which called for closures at only a few facilities. Fain stated on Friday that the UAW would delay the strike for the time being due to recent progress in negotiations after two weeks of expanding it to additional facilities.
A total of around 25,000 employees at the Big Three are currently on strike, including the two earlier extensions of the walkout the previous two Fridays.
To demand better pay and other changes, particularly about the switch to making electric vehicles, the industrial action is the first-ever joint strike at the three main manufacturers. The UAW listed many perks, cost of living adjustments, and wage hikes as unresolved issues in their contract discussions in a letter to Mack that was published on X.
