UAW Contract Expirations Set for April 30 to Coincide With May Day

The “Big Three” Detroit-area automakers’ new labor agreements with the UAW are set to expire on April 30, 2028, six months longer than the typical four-year agreements.

“This allows us to strike on May Day, or ‘International Workers’ Day,’” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a Facebook Livestream on Oct. 29.

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Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.