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- The United Auto Workers union is negotiating new four-year contracts with Ford, GM, and Stellantis.
- Talks between the Detroit 3 and the UAW come amid a backdrop of a strengthening labor movement.
- Union members on Friday overwhelmingly approved a strike, should leaders call for one.
The United Auto Workers union is gearing up for a fight with Detroit's Big Three car companies this summer and fall — and isn't ruling out a possible strike.
The union said Friday that results are still being tallied, but so far 97% have voted in favor of authorizing one or more strikes against Stellantis, General Motors and Ford. Such votes are almost always approved by large margins.