Overview
- The strike began at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 1, with additional picket lines starting at 6:00 a.m., the union said.
- UAW Local 2093 called the action an unfair labor practice walkout after negotiations failed to produce a contract before the May 31 expiration.
- Workers say they seek restoration of large 2008 wage cuts that shrank some pay from about $29 an hour to roughly $14.50, with top hourly pay now capped near $22 after recent steps.
- The union says American Axle is a Tier 1 supplier to General Motors that has generated substantial profits and high executive pay over the past decade while some plant workers face severe hardship.
- No substantive company response was reported and the union invited media to picket lines, a development that could affect local jobs and GM supply-chain operations if the walkout continues.