UAW President Shawn Fain to make a ‘Stand Up’ announcement Friday afternoon

Typically during the ongoing strike against the Detroit Three automakers, Fain’s Friday presentations have been at 10 a.m. and have involved expanding the so-called Stand Up Strike, a targeted strategy in which different automotive facilities are taken out on strike each week depending on progress in negotiations with the automakers.

A UAW spokesman said there were no further details to immediately share about Friday’s announcement.

But a person familiar with Fain’s talks said the time change is for scheduling purposes and Fain is expected to give “substantive bargaining updates.” But the person would not confirm any potential strike expansions.

The person said the union was unlikely to comment before Fain’s presentation Friday on any new offers or bargaining details so that Fain can present them first to members and offer his perspective at that time.

The social media post comes after the UAW received a sixth contract offer from General Motors, which the Detroit Free Press first reported Thursday.

Fain declared a strike targeting the Detroit Three automakers’ assembly plants after contract talks failed on Sept. 14 and the current contract expired. He has since twice expanded the strike to more facilities across the three Detroit auto companies.

Last Friday, Fain ordered some 2,300 union members who work at GM’s Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant to walk out. He also called for workers at Ford Motor Co.’s Chicago Assembly to join the strike. Fain spared Stellantis, which makes Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram and Fiat vehicles, because it came to the table with a last-minute offer, which Fain said showed significant progress.

On Wednesday, GM said it estimated the strike had cost it $200 million in lost revenue in the third quarter and GM said it filed for additional credit of up to $6 billion in case of ongoing and expanded labor troubles. Both GM and Ford have had to lay off thousands of additional workers in connection to other plants that have been idled from the strike. (Detroit Free Press)