UAW says 5,000 members at GM’s Arlington Assembly join strike

The UAW said in a statement: “On Tuesday morning, 5,000 members at Arlington Assembly joined the Stand Up Strike, shutting down production at General Motors’ (GM) largest plant and biggest moneymaker. The workers who make some of GM’s most profitable vehicles, the Chevy Tahoe, Chevy Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade, are joining the unprecedented Stand Up Strike against all three of the Big Three automakers. The move comes just hours after GM reported third-quarter earnings of $3.5 billion, one day after the union struck Stellantis’s (STLA) largest plant, Stellantis Heights Assembly Plant, and just a few days after the union detailed the shortcomings of GM’s latest contract offer.” “As we’ve said for months, these companies are making record profits, and they can afford to provide record contracts,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “They constantly talk about how scared they are of our demands, but the numbers don’t lie. The money is there, and it’s time to make things right for GM workers.” The unannounced walkout at Arlington Assembly brings the total number of UAW members on strike at the Big Three automakers to over 45,000, as the strike nears the six-week mark.