The threat of a strike is looming as Fiat Chrysler and the United Auto Workers continue negotiating a new contract, The Associated Press reported yesterday. The union sent FCA a strike notice on Tuesday. FCA and the UAW were still negotiating Wednesday night, both sides said. A strike notice doesn't mean a strike will happen. FCA and the union could reach a new tentative agreement before the deadline, or the union could put talks with FCA on hold and bargain with Ford Motor Co. or General Motors Co. instead. If workers do strike, the UAW could call off workers only at some key plants or it could order a strike at all of FCA's 23 U.S. plants. The UAW represents around 40,000 factory workers in the U.S. FCA workers haven't gone on strike since 2007, when workers walked off the job for seven hours during contract negotiations. The union's four-year contracts with FCA, Ford and GM expired on Sept. 14, but workers have remained on the job under a contract extension.
