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Union members are voicing more concerns about how the evolving future of electric vehicles could impact their job security.

<p>AVAILABLE ON SPECTRUM AND THE WRAL APP ON YOUR TV OR STREAMING DEVICE AS THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS STRIKE REACHES ON UNION MEMBERS ARE VOICING CONCERN ABOUT HOW THE EVOLVING FUTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES COULD IMPACT THEIR JOB SECURITY. TED LINDNER GIVES US A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW UNION LEADERS ARE TACKLING THOSE FEARS. HEAD ON. &gt;&gt; STRIKING UNITED AUTO WORKERS ARE SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. ABOUT 25,000 UNION MEMBERS ACROSS FORD, GENERAL MOTORS AND STELLANTIS 7 STANDING FIRMLY ON PICKET LINES FOR ROUGHLY 4 WEEKS NOW CALLING FOR HIGHER WAGES AND BETTER BENEFITS OVER THE LAST DECADE. THE BIG 3 OF MADE A QUARTER OF A TRILLION DOLLARS IN PROFITS. JOB SECURITY IS ALSO A TOP PRIORITY. &gt;&gt; BUT SOME AUTO WORKERS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES CITING OUT EVS REQUIRE FEUER PARTS TO ASSEMBLE GAS-POWERED CARS AND TRUCKS. &gt;&gt; AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAS ABOUT 1000 PARTS. NOW LISTEN AND ACT WITH MOTOR ONLY HAS ABOUT 50 THOUGHTS. FOR ONCE CO S MENTION THAT 40% FEWER WORKERS ARE REQUIRED TO BEEN ELECTRIC BEAKER. &gt;&gt; THE UNION IS ALSO EYEING HOW INVESTMENTS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANUFACTURING ARE TAKING PLACE ACROSS A NUMBER OF RIGHT TO WORK STATES, WHICH MEANS THAT AND CURRIES DO NOT HAVE TO PAY UNION FEES. THOSE INVESTMENTS ALSO FUELED BY FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE GOING TO MANUFACTURERS AND NOT NECESSARILY TO NAVAL FORCE. IT'S PARTLY WHY UAW LEADERS ARE ASKING FORD AND STELLANTIS TO ALLOW THEIR ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY FACTORIES TO UNIONIZE. &gt;&gt; GENERAL MOTORS AGREED TO THE UNION'S REQUEST LAST WEEK. AS TED LINDNER REPORTING. MEANTIME, THE NUMBER OF NON-UNION FACTORY WORKERS BEING LAID OFF BY THE BIG 3 AUTOMAKERS IS MOUNTING. &gt;&gt; ROUGHLY 5,000 EMPLOYEES FROM</p>

Union members voice worries about rise of electric vehicles

Union members voice worries about electric vehicles

The United Auto Workers strike against the Big 3 automakers is expanding dramatically Friday. The UAW president provided announced Friday morning that union members at 38 locations in 20 states in all nine regions of the UAW are being called on to stand up and walk out Friday at noon.

Good morning UAW family. Before we get started, I want to note a major organizing victory for our union means for our contract fight. So at Ford, the Rossville components and Sterling axle employees will now be on the same wage scale as assembly workers wouldn't be done and we just did it. I don't have to tell you that this is an important victory in regions of the UAW. At General Motors, we call on the CCAS at Pontiac Willow run Ypsilanti Davison road, Flint, Lansing, Cincinnati, Denver, Hudson, Wisconsin, Chicago, Reno, Rancho Cucamonga, Fort Worth, Martinsburg, Jackson, Charlotte, Memphis and Philip. So today at noon Eastern time, all of the parts distribution facilities at General Motors and STIs are being called to stand up and strike. We will be striking 38 locations across 20 states across all nine regions of the UAW. Our stand up strike strategy is designed to do one thing, win record contracts after years of record profits, we're focused on moving the companies at the bargaining table that means maintaining our flexibility and our leverage to escalate as we need to. We can and will go all out if our national leadership decides the companies aren't willing to move right now. We think we can get there, STIs and Jim in particular are going to need some serious pushing. And our message to the consumer is simple. The way to fix the frustrating customer experience is for the companies to end price gouging, invest these record profits into stable jobs and sustainable wages and benefits. It's that simple. This expansion will also take our fight nationwide. We will be everywhere from California to Massachusetts, from Oregon to Florida. And we will keep going, keep organizing and keep expanding the stand up strike as necessary across the country. People are going to know that the UAW is ready to stand up for our communities and ready to stand up against corporate greed.

UAW president announces new strike locations to target GM, Stellantis

The United Autoworkers' strike against the nation's big three car makers entered its fourth-straight day on Monday. Both sides are failing to agree on new contracts and the consequences are starting to grow.

<p>AND LOW TO MID 80'S TODAY. HUMIDITY IS LOW AS WELL. UNITED AUTO WORKERS STRIKE AGAINST THE NATION'S BIG 3 CARMAKERS IS NOW IN ITS 4TH DAY. BOTH SIDES STILL FAILING TO AGREE ON NEW CONTRACTS AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE STARTING TO GROW. NBC'S JAY GRAY IS A LONG ONE OF THE PICKET LINES OUTSIDE OF FORD ASSEMBLY PLANT IN WAYNE, MICHIGAN WITH THE BIGGEST STICKING POINTS. &gt;&gt; HEY THERE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WORKERS CONTINUING TO SHOW UP AND GATHER OUTSIDE THE GATES OF THIS FORD PLANT IN WAYNE, MICHIGAN, LIKE THEY ARE IN MISSOURI AND OHIO AS WELL. STRIKING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AGAINST ALL 3 U.S. AUTOMAKERS. AND THIS IS DAY 4 OF THAT STRIKE. NOW THE UNION AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THOSE CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE BACK AT THE BARGAINING TABLE. STELLANTIS WHICH BUILDS CHRYSLER VEHICLES MET WITH UNION REPRESENTATIVES OVER THE WEEKEND TODAY. IT'S GM AND FORD RESUMING TALKS AS WELL. BUT BOTH SIDES ARE QUICK TO POINT OUT, BUT THERE'S STILL A WAYS AWAY FROM ANY COMMON GROUND. HERE IS WHAT WE DO KNOW. ONE OF THE PRIMARY STICKING POINTS CONTINUES TO BE SALARY. THE UNION HAS ASKED FOR 40% RAISE WITH 20% OF THAT IMMEDIATELY WHILE THE AUTOMAKERS HAVE ONLY AGREED TO HALF 20% RAISES WITH 10% RIGHT AWAY. NOW, WHITE HOUSE ADVISER IN THE ACTING LABOR SECRETARY HAVE BEEN WORKING BY PHONE SINCE THE STRIKE STARTED TO TRY AND HELP THINGS OUT. THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW UP AND DETROIT THIS WEEK, WE'RE TOLD NOT AS MEDIATORS BUT TO SUPPORT THESE NEGOTIATIONS. DELL UNION NEGOTIATORS MET WITH STELLANTIS OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF FORD AND GM THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THAT IS THE VERY LATEST FROM</p>

UAW strike continues as stakes get higher on fourth day

UAW strike continues as stakes get higher

Now that the UAW has called for a strike, other businesses will soon be feeling the repercussions.

If a strike happens, it's going to, it's going to intensify that to levels that are, I'm trying to sink it into my head of being un comprehendible how bad it could get. For Ado Walters, the United Auto workers strike could be a real problem at his repair shop that's been open since the forties is every day. I beg for parts on this phone and getting them is harder every year. It seems the strike will affect these top three major automaker Ford, your Chrysler Dodge, Ram Jeep and Chevrolet General Motors. Those are all your vehicles that are into that big three. So it's quite a large umbrella that covers that the guy came from for. Can you talk about what he said to you? He's worried about his job as a delivery driver if they go on strike because if they don't get parts, I can't get parts. Just one example of that backlog is this 2018 Ford Escape. Walters tells us it needs a new shutter that allows air to flow in through the coolant. But he says currently right now he's the 2000 person in line before this car can get one in his latest youtube address to the Union on Wednesday. The UAW president says the union is going to put up a fight. The UAW doesn't back down from a fight. We're willing to do what's necessary to win justice. They pretend that the sky will fall if we get our fair share of the quarter of a trillion dollars, the big three has made over the past decade and for drivers, this could be bad news. If you're looking for a car, you're going to see a price inflation. That way if you have a vehicle, you could see where your car is going to be down for a lot longer period of time because we can't get parts.

UAW strike may lead to higher car prices, make it harder to find parts

If you're looking to buy a car or if your car needs to be fixed, the auto workers' strike could affect you.

ALONG LIVE VIDEO. BRITTANY SEVEREAL NEWS. MORE BREAKING NEWS. THE NATION'S AUTO WORKERS ARE NOW ON STRIKE. >> THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION HIT THE PICKET LINES AT MIDNIGHT AFTER NEGOTIATIONS FOR HIGHER WAGES AND JOB PROTECTIONS FELL THROUGH THE 3 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE STRIKE. OUR GM, FORD AND CHRYSLER OWNER STELLANTIS EACH OFFERED THE UNION A DOUBLE DIGIT PERCENT PAY HIKES. BUT THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MEET THEIR DEMANDS BY THE DEADLINE. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO AUTO PLANTS IN NORTH CAROLINA, BUT DRIVERS COULD STILL FEEL THE IMPACT FROM THE STRIKE. WRAL'S KELSEY COFFEY JOINS US NOW LIVE TO EXPLAIN. KELSEY. WE'RE IN A GOOD MORNING. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY A NEW CAR OR IF YOU NEED TO GET YOUR CAR FIXED, THIS STRIKE COULD CERTAINLY IMPACT YOU. NC STATE SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERT ROBERT HANDFIELD SAYS THAT HIGHER CAR PRICES ARE GOING TO BE ONE OF THE IMMEDIATE IMPACTS OF THIS STRIKE. THE LONGER THESE WORKERS STAY ON STRIKE, THE HIGHER THE PRICES COULD BECOME IF YOU OWN A JEEP CHEVY GMC OR FORD. >> THE NEXT TIME YOU GET YOUR CAR SERVICED. SOME OF THE PARTS SHIPMENTS COULD BE DELAYED. THE LAST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED WAS BACK IN 2019 WHEN WORKERS WENT ON A ONE-MONTH STRIKE AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS. HANDFIELD SAYS IT'S POSSIBLE THIS STRIKE COULD LAST 2 OR 3 TIMES LONGER THAN THAT. >> THAT WOULD BE REALLY DESTRUCTIVE. AND THAT COULD DRAW YOU YOU KNOW, 10 TO 15% DROP IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT. >> AND WHAT MAKES THIS STRIKE SUCH A BIG PROBLEM ARE THE POTENTIAL DOMINO EFFECT. SO THIS COULD IMPACT INDUSTRIES LIKE THE FREIGHT INDUSTRY, U.S. STEEL AND ALUMINUM BOUNDARIES AND THE DEALERS, OF COURSE, WILL BE IMPACTED, TOO. SO WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE LEARN

North Carolina car buyers may see impact of auto workers' strike

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