Join Nostr
2023-09-15 19:29:12 UTC

The Rabbit Hole on Nostr: BREAKING: 🚨🚨🚨 what do you think of their wage demands? Start of a strike ...

BREAKING: 🚨🚨🚨 what do you think of their wage demands?

Start of a strike among the three major automobile manufacturers (Ford, GM, Stellantis) in the United States.

The UAW union, which brings together 150,000 members, is demanding a 40% salary increase, similar to those granted to managers, and a 32-hour week paid for 40 hours.

- 12,700 workers from three factories walked off the job at midnight following the failure of wage negotiations

- the companies proposed a 20% increase which was refused

- the union has a strike fund of $825 million

- strikers will receive $500 per week to compensate for lost wages.