Members of the United Auto Workers union began picketing at a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Mo., a Ford factory in Wayne, Mich., near Detroit, and a Stellantis Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio.It was the first time in the union’s 88-year history that it walked out on all three companies simultaneously after four-year contracts with the companies expired at 11:59 p.m. Thursday.
He said parts suppliers could keep producing with plants down, but they can only really carry one or two days’ inventory. “It’s likely that in a couple of weeks, if the strike were to hold up, it will affect a bunch of small companies on both sides of the border.”Article content “It’s a minor inconvenience for the Detroit Three, and it’s just to show them that they can shut down the plants if they want to.”