The United Auto Workers union plans to implement targeted strikes at certain plants against the Detroit automakers if tentative contracts are not reached with General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis, according to union officials briefed on the matter Tuesday night.
That plan could change based on how negotiations continue up until an 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday deadline, according to two sources who spoke to CNBC on condition of anonymity because the plans have not been made public to the union members.
Targeted strikes refer to work stoppages only at certain plants involving local contract issues that many, if not most, plants have. That’s compared to national strikes where all union members exit plants, which occurred four years ago during the last round of negotiations against GM.