United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain (center) marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit after a rally in support of the union’s members as they strike the Big Three automakers, Detroit, Michigan, Sept. 15, 2023.
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DETROIT — Major automakers are calling into question the United Auto Workers’ motives in launching targeted strikes in light of leaked messages by a union director calling to ”keep them wounded for months.”
The private group messages on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, show UAW communications director Jonah Furman discussing the union’s public posturing of issues and targeted strikes as causing “recurring reputations damage and operational chaos” to the automakers.
The messages, which were viewed by CNBC and first reported Thursday by The Detroit News, don’t align with UAW President Shawn Fain’s public statements that the union has been negotiating in good faith and is available “24/7 to bargain a deal.”
“It’s now clear that…
2023-09-22 12:01:33
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