By Phil Royle — Oct. 26, 2023
On this week’s podcast, we dive into the Big Three (Stellantis, General Motors, and Ford) and their most recent clash with the UAW (United Automobile Workers). We rewind the clock to 2008, then fast forward to today before discussing what the UAW wants, what the Big Three argue, and where the strike might lead. What does the future hold? We tackle that topic, too.
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SHOW NOTES
The Big Three vs. UAW:
https://apnews.com/article/bill-ford-executive-chairman-uaw-contract-talks-27b702b36599bf1706e1c692ccfda1c6
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/21/uaw-strike-contract-gm-ford-stellantis
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206105208/autoworkers-retirement-pensions-health-care-uaw-gm-motor-ford-stelllantis
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/uaw-strike-garners-support-concerns-165453527.html
History of UAW’s Shawn Fain: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/22/uaw-strike-shawn-fain-00117091
Canadian autoworkers union Unifor accepts deal from GM: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/15/business/gm-canada-ratification-vote
Germany’s model for labor representation in leadership: https://economics.mit.edu/sites/default/files/publications/JEP_German_Model_of_Industrial_Relations_Primer.pdf
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover by Martin Martz
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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