{"id":714,"date":"2023-09-26T15:29:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T15:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/?p=714"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:25:10","slug":"ford-announces-progress-in-uaw-negotiations-but-significant-gaps-to-close-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/2023\/09\/26\/ford-announces-progress-in-uaw-negotiations-but-significant-gaps-to-close-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Announces Progress in UAW Talks, But “Significant Gaps to Close” Remain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Shawn Fain leading a march of thousands of UAW members on strike. September 15, 2023. Detroit, MI. File photo: Luigi Morris, Shutter Stock, licensed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DETROIT, MI \u2013 On Sunday, Ford Motor Company announced that while there has been some degree of progress in their ongoing negotiations with United Auto Workers (UAW), there are still \u201csignificant gaps to close\u201d<\/a> remaining before an agreement can be made with the striking union. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although we are making progress in some areas, we still have significant gaps to close on the key economic issues,\u201d Ford said via a statement. \u201cIn the end, the issues are interconnected and must work within an overall agreement that supports our mutual success.” <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The UAW noted that while progress has been made, a contingency plan to send more workers to the picket line at 12 noon on Friday, September 29 may be necessary if it does not reach a deal with the country’s number two automaker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are NOT done at Ford. We still have serious issues to work through,\u201d the UAW said. \u201cBut we do want to recognize that Ford is serious about reaching a deal.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The UAW has already expanded their respective strikes against General Motors and Chrysler-parent Stellantis due to a lack of progress in their respective talks; if the UAW is indeed successful in reaching an agreement with Ford this week, it is expected that the union would use that as additional leverage against them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UAW began their strikes against Detroit\u2019s \u201cBig Three\u201d automakers on September 15 following the expiration of their previous four-year labor deal; last Friday, the union added an additional 5,600 workers to the picket lines outside of GM and Stellantis to join the 12,700 already there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing over 150,000 workers, the UAW\u2019s demands include large pay raises; adjusting compensation for new workers by eliminating workers\u2019 tiers; restoring previously cut cost of living adjustments; defined benefit pensions and retiree medical benefits; more paid time off and potentially a shorter work week; and several other measures, including increasing pension payments.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DETROIT, MI \u2013 On Sunday, Ford Motor Company announced that while there has been some degree of progress in their ongoing negotiations with United Auto Workers (UAW), there are still \u201csignificant gaps to close\u201d remaining before an agreement can be made with the striking union.  Although we are making progress in some areas, we still have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-market-updates","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n