June 1 (UPI) -- Members of the United Auto Workers union walked off the job at the American Axle plant in Three Rivers, Mich., on Monday after failing to reach a contract agreement.
UAW President Shawn Fain joined members of UAW Local 2093 on Sunday to announce nearly 1,000 members would go on strike at midnight due to Detroit-based American Axel "failing to offer a fair contract before the expiration deadline."
"No contract, no axles," the union said in a statement posted online.
"In 2008, workers at American Axle took major sacrifices to save the facility from closure during the Great Recession. Many long-time workers who were making as much as $29 an hour in 2008 saw their wages slashed to $14.50. Today, 18 years later, workers are still yet to make up all that lost ground, with wages at American Axle currently topping out at $22 an hour after a five-year progression, with inflation-adjusted wages cut in half from their pre-2008 levels," UAW said.
American Axle is a Tier 1 parts supplier for General Motors and produces parts for the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.
