The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is currently on strike against General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford, and their demands include better wages, benefits, and working conditions. Here are some of the specific demands made by the UAW:

• A 36% pay increase over four years
• A 4-day work week with overtime pay beyond 32 hours
• Union representation at new electric battery plants
• The end of employment tiers that created two classes of employees – one older that is better paid and receives more benefits and a second, younger tier that was hired after 2007
• The restoration of traditional defined-benefit pensions for new hires who now receive only 401(k)-style retirement plans
• A return of cost-of-living pay raises
• More paid time off and pension benefits
• Health care for all retired UAW members
• An end to varying tiers of wages for factory jobs
• A limit on the use of temporary workers, who under the tiered-wage system receive the least pay and no benefits

The UAW and automakers have drawn closer in their demands and offers for a new, four-year contract but are still far enough apart to prevent a deal.