'We're all expected to sit back and take the scraps and live paycheck to paycheck and scrape to get by,' Shawn Fain said.
, the tier system removed, and restoration of traditional pensions for new hires, among other demands. However, the union said it is now willing to accept a pay raise percentage in the mid-30s.
Ford called the union's requests "unsustainable terms" in a statement Thursday, noting that the counterproposal provided to the company that night wasn't much different than what was provided early last month.'Extremely disappointed': Big 3 automakers respond as strike begins at Ford, GM, Stellantis plants
Fain asserted that people now care that workers want wage increases, but didn't have an issue when car prices went up or CEOs got raises. He also noted the automakers' record profits. Fain previously said that this strategy will put pressure on the companies, though he is revealing little about that strategy.
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