LIMA, OH (WLIO) - UAW autoworkers have been on strike for over a month now, and union leaders say the automakers still have more to give before a deal is reached.
During Sean Fain's weekly update, the union president said while the offers that Ford, GM, and Stellantis made could be considered historic, they don't make up for the historic declines that union members have suffered till this point. Ford's Lima engine plant employees are still at work, as 34,000 union workers across the county have hit the picket lines. Lima Ford workers will not be walking out at this time, but UAW Local 1219 says they agree that Ford's current offer just isn't enough.
"They still need to improve on several things. Retirees paved the way for all of us, and the retiree healthcare. They raised their 401K match but with healthcare, but with one sickness, if you don't have healthcare when you retire, it could wash out your 401K," said Jeff Adams, president of UAW Local 1219.
Adams says he will be joining UAW workers at the general dynamics plant if they walk out at midnight on October 22 when their contract expires. Earlier this month, workers at general dynamic plants in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania voted to strike if a new contract has not been approved.
