Bill Ford, Shawn Fain and Mary Barra
Source: Bloomberg
The Big Take
How Auto Executives Misread the UAW Ahead of Historic Strike
GM, Ford and Stellantis underestimated just how combative union leadership has become after decades of discontent.
Detroit automakers survived a pandemic and semiconductor shortage. They were embracing a historic transition to the electric-vehicle era, underwritten by billions in subsidies from the Biden administration. Profits were rolling in.
Then came Hurricane Fain.