Ford Says It Can’t Go Any Higher Than Its Last Offer to UAW
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"UAW On Strike" signs near a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan.
Photographer: Emily Elconin/BloombergFord Motor Co. says its offer of a 23% raise to the United Auto Workers is the best that it can do and that going any higher would hurt the company.
The UAW escalated its nearly month-old strike by walking out of Ford’s largest plant late Wednesday when the automaker failed to sweeten its economic proposal. Ford contends there is nothing left to give.
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Ford Says It Can’t Go Any Higher Than Its Last Offer to UAW