UAW Chief Raises Strike Pay, Issues Warning to Automakers
DETROIT—The president of the United Auto Workers union warned automakers that the union is prepared to strike if it doesn’t get its way in upcoming contract talks.
Gary Jones told delegates at the union’s bargaining convention that it would raise weekly strike pay from $200 to $250 per week in 2019 and to $275 in January of next year, according to a UAW press release.