The United Auto Workers union in the U.S. has begun simultaneous but limited strikes against Detroit's three automakers, Ford, GM and Stellara at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio,with 13,000 autoworkers walking off the job. The union is demanding a roughly 40% pay increase and additional concessions. The automakers have countered with an approximately 20% increase offer. When might this morph into a full U.S.-wide strike and what might we expect from Canada's autoworkers represented by UNIFOR? UNIFOR's contract with automakers in this country expires next Tuesday and although the union is negotiating only with Ford at present, is a full Canadian walkout of autoworkers possible and what would the impact on our national economy be? In the U.S. a full walkout would remove approximately 150,000 workers from the job. President Biden waded into the dispute Friday, calling on the automakers to exercise fairness and and the strike.Guest: Lana Payne. President, UNIFOR, Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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