
Asked if more plants would be going out on strike, he responded, "If they don't take care of our members, they will."

"We're ready for the strike to last as long as it takes," Fain told CNN on a picket line in Warren, Michigan, early Friday morning just after the strike began. The union insists it is ready to expand the strike to other plants unless the companies improve their offers in subsequent negotiations, whenever those talks might resume. Those plants employ 12,700 UAW members, or less than 10% of members. Instead, it has selected one large assembly plant for each company, in Toledo, Ohio Warren, Michigan and Wentzville, Missouri, at which to stage the strike. The strike is unusual in that the union is not having all 145,000 members at the three companies walk out simultaneously and bring all operations to a halt, the way it typically does. He said the automakers should "go further" in their offers for the union. But those record profits have not been shared fairly, in my view, with those workers.” He took a very pro-union position in those comments, saying: "Auto companies have seen record profits, including in the last few years, because of the extraordinary skill and sacrifices of UAW workers. Tomorrow, we expect to be at the bargaining table," he said.Īll three companies had already made statements calling for the union to return to the table.Īcting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Gene Sperling, a top adviser to Biden who has been monitoring talks for the administration, were heading to Detroit Friday in hopes that they can help the two sides reach a deal, said Biden in brief remarks Friday morning. He disputed a statement from President Joe Biden that talks "broke down."

He said the union did not participate in talks Friday in order to hold a rally in downtown Detroit, which will include Sen. The negotiations are expected to resume Saturday, according to a statement from UAW President Shawn Fain. And where it goes from here is uncertain. The United Auto Workers union strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis is unprecedented, as the union has never struck all three companies at the same time. Michigan Assembly plant today in Wayne, Michigan. Brandon Ford is located at 9090 Adamo Drive in Tampa, FL.United Auto Workers (UAW) members on a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. In fact, car-buyers would have to go to at least four other Ford dealerships in order to see the amount of inventory found at Brandon Ford.Īll of Brandon Ford's offerings, including an informative Ford Model Research Page, can be found at Customers can also contact the staff by calling 81. This voluminous inventory also allows the dealership's customers to see all available new Ford models and trim levels in one convenient place, meaning they don't have to shop around at multiple dealers to find what they're looking for. The dealership was able to achieve such success by carrying over 2,300 vehicles in its inventory, including an extensive selection of new Ford cars, trucks and SUVs and an expansive inventory of high-quality used models.īecause of this large inventory, the dealership is able to volume price its offerings to compete with every other Ford dealer in the world. This is the first time Brandon Ford has outsold every other Ford dealer on the planet, and the dealership is very proud of its accomplishment. The Tampa dealership has achieved these accomplishments by providing its customers with an unmatched inventory and competitive prices its competition can't match.

This news follows an earlier announcement that Brandon Ford is the number one volume F-150 dealer in the world. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ - The Ford Motor Company named Brandon Ford in Tampa, FL, its largest volume Ford dealer on the planet for July 2017.
