Former Ford CEO Shares Insight Into Automakers’ Thoughts on UAW Talks

A former leader of Ford Motor Co. recently spoke out on the potential for a United Auto Workers (UAW) strike at the Big Three Detroit automakers.

On Tuesday, Aug. 8, CNBC interviewed Mark Fields, who served as Ford’s CEO from 2014 to 2017. He led the company through labor negotiations with the UAW back in 2015. With that background, Fields provided some insight into what the automakers could be thinking about the union’s big list of demands.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Laura Miller

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