Automakers Brace for Wider Strike as Talks Stall With Union (1) – Bloomberg Law

General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV are bracing for more walkouts Friday as the carmakers remain far apart from the United Auto Workers on key issues, including job security and pay parity for temporary workers.

UAW President Shawn Fain vowed to expand the strike to more plants if there wasn’t substantial headway made after the first week. He’s already taking a more aggressive stance than his predecessors — targeting all three of Detroit’s legacy automakers at the same time. He’ll announce the union’s next steps at 10 a.m. local time.

UAW members and supporters on a picket line outside the Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 20.

Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg

While the parties continued bargaining …