But by ordering another walkout at a G.M. plant this past weekend, the union is again using its new playbook of increasing pressure at the last minute to make sure it gets, in the words of Shawn Fein, its president, “every penny possible.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/business/dealbook/biden-ai-regulation-britain.html

Ford has laid off more than 1,900 workers as a result of the strike, and G.M. about 2,300.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/business/economy/uaw-strikes-gm-ford-stellantis.html

Still, during his pre-draft press conference, G.M. John Lynch acknowledged that they at leas looked into the possibility of pursuing Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, a free agent limited by the franchise tag.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/24/john-lynch-on-lamar-jackson-you-look-into-everything/

“This plant is going to be the pattern for everything that’s coming in the future,” said Tim O’Hara, who was the vice president of the Lordstown U.A.W. local when the G.M. plant shut down.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/23/us/politics/biden-electric-vehicles-uaw.html

While G.M., Ford and other manufacturers have plants under construction, they will have to produce twice or three times as many battery plants to hit their sales targets and those the Biden administration is setting.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/business/energy-environment/cars-electric-vehicles-epa.html