Sept. 22, 2023 | Detroit Regional Chamber Statement on the Ongoing UAW Strike

“While we can all agree the hardworking and valuable union-represented workers for the Detroit Three have earned a pay increase, the overly aggressive tactics and demands by this union leadership place the state’s economy in serious peril and even risk the competitiveness of the U.S. auto industry. Current Detroit Three wage rates are already the most generous in the global automotive industry. There is a very real limit to what the manufacturers can agree to and still produce vehicles in Michigan and the U.S. Now is past the time to get serious, get real, and get an agreement.” 

– Sandy K. Baruah, Detroit Regional Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer