GM, Stellantis Face 38 More UAW Walkouts as Ford Is Spared (3)

The United Auto Workers’ unprecedented strategy to simultaneously target all three legacy carmakers is showing results.

The union said that it clinched key concessions from Ford Motor Co. and would spare the company more pain even as it expanded the strike to 38 additional facilities run by rivals General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV as of midday Friday.

That carrot-and-stick approach could give it more leverage than in the past when it singled out one automaker and used that deal to pattern agreements with the other two companies. The fresh tactics are a hallmark of new UAW President Shawn ...