ON STRIKE. In this file photo taken on September 22, 2019, members of the United Auto Workers and supporters picket outside of General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly in Detroit, Michigan. File photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP
In addition to the 1,800 GM employees on strike, another 1,200 workers from supply and trucking firms have been laid off, he told Agence France-Presse in a phone interview. Wednesday, October 9, between GM and the UAW. A strike update from the UAW posted Tuesday night, October 8, emphasized job security. Other key elements of the negotiations have focused on health care benefits and the status of temporary workers."What started as a concentrated event affecting a select group of workers has now ballooned in scope," said Brian Peterson, director of public policy and economic analysis at Anderson Economic Group, a research consultancy.
Leading supply companies also have significant operations in other states in the industrial Midwest, including Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The region contains a number of swing states expected to be critical in the 2020 US presidential election. "The economic impact is starting to be noticeable," Traub told AFP, adding that the loss of some $2 billion in output will have an incremental impact on gross domestic product estimates.
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