president Shawn Fain announced he's shaking up the union's standup strike strategy by no longer waiting until Fridays to reveal the next strike targets in the union's battle with the Detroit Three automakers for new contracts.entered their fifth week Fain said of announcing new targets on his regular Friday live webcast, he's tossing out that strategy to further disrupt actions by General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co.
Fain also called for the the general public to visit or join picket lines on Saturday to offer support and even supplies or music. Thursday afternoon Ford executives responded to the walkout at the automaker's most profitable plant by calling out the thousands of people affected, both inside and outside the company and to further sweeten its offer would endanger Ford's ability to grow.Indeed, Ford Blue president Kumar Galhotra said, on the economics, the company has nothing left to offer, flatly stating in answer to a reporter's question, “We have reached our limit.
But Fain was having none of it saying the company can well afford to improve its offer because, “Our labor at Kentucky truck generates more revenue each minute that thousands of our members make in a year.”