The UAW’s selective strike strategy has been successful in preserving its strike fund, which implies that the UAW can continue the current pace of strikes for 36 more weeks.
The National Infrastructure Commission asked the government to invest over $26.7 billion in public transportation systems in Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham.
Though Rolls-Royce did not specify what parts of the world would be impacted by these job cuts, reports suggest that hundreds of U.K.-based workers will be affected by these reductions.
Bill Ford warned October 16 that the longer the strikes last, the more it helps non-union competitors such as Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Tesla Inc.
This comes months after Toyota claimed that it would be shifting towards using solid-state batteries after working on the technology for over a decade.
The decision by the UAW to expand strike actions to Ford’s Kentucky plant on October 11, which employs 8,700 workers, signified the strike's largest single walkout.
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