According to the search results, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has been striking against the Detroit Three automakers, which include General Motors (GM), Ford, and Stellantis, since mid-September 2023. The UAW has been employing a strategy of announcing targeted strikes with just a few plants involved, instead of initiating national walkouts. The latest expansion of the strike was announced on September 29, 2023, and targeted Fords Chicago Assembly Plant in Illinois and GMs Lansing Delta Township assembly, impacting about 7,000 additional workers. However, Stellantis was spared from the strike as the UAW had made significant progress in negotiations with the automaker. On October 11, 2023, the UAW shut down Fords biggest plant globally, the Kentucky truck plant, halting production of lucrative pickup trucks with little warning.