The historic strike of the workers of American automobile companies.
Thousands of workers at famous American car factories went on strike in a historic move to protest against their low wages.
For the first time in the history of this country, nearly 12,700 workers who are members of the American Automobile Workers Union have implemented coordinated strikes in three major automobile manufacturing plants in protest of their working conditions and low salaries.
According to “Geo TV” network base, this strike was carried out simultaneously by the workers of factories of the famous automobile companies “General Motors”, “Ford” and “Atlantis” in the three states of Missouri, Michigan, and Ohio.
Nearly 12,700 workers participated in this strike and demanded a 36% wage increase in four years.
This historic strike resulted in the reaction of US President Joe Biden. He sent aides to these factories to resolve the impasse and demanded that the big three car companies distribute the considerable profits of these factories to their workforce.
These strikes have disrupted the operations of these auto plants and also show that the American Auto Workers union has abandoned its previous approach of negotiating separately with each of the auto companies.
Shawn Finn, the president of this union, has adopted the tactics of strikes to put maximum pressure on the managers of this industry and take back the concessions these workers had won in the past decades.
The demands of these protesting workers are rooted in the struggles they started years ago, especially after their wages and benefits were reduced following the 2008 financial crisis.
Although these striking workers are only a part of the total of 150,000 workers who are members of the union, if the automobile companies refuse to raise their wages, the dimensions of the strikes in this sector will expand.
According to the news agency “Reuters”, these strikes will affect the future of this union as well as the American automobile industry, especially considering the important transition of this industry towards electric vehicles.
The challenges caused by these strikes can also play a major role in the US presidential election process and the prospect of Joe Biden’s second nomination in this campaign.
The Reuters news agency quoted several experts as saying that the expansion of these strikes will endanger the economic growth of the United States.
