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Ford CEO Rails at UAW as His Plant, GM Are Hit With More Strikes

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UAW Expands Strike Against Ford, GM

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By David Welch and Gabrielle Coppola

September 29, 2023 at 2:08 PM UTC

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September 29, 2023 at 10:40 PM UTC

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Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley accused the United Auto Workers of holding talks hostage over issues not governed by their contract, as tensions rose between the union and two of Detroit’s biggest carmakers.

The strike enters its third week with negotiations now pivoting to a more existential issue between the union and its largest employers: the fate of workers in an electric future.

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