UAW Chief Fain Rejects 21% Pay Increase Offer as a ‘No-Go’

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said he’s unmoved by an offer of a 21% pay raise from Stellantis NV as the strike against the Big Three US automakers entered its third full day.

“It’s definitely a no-go,” Fain said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation. “We’ve made that very clear.”

Fain’s comments signal the union and Detroit executives are still far apart. Stellantis’ chief operating officer for North America said Saturday that he was “disappointed” the union rejected what the automaker considers a “compelling offer,” which included a “solution” to protect jobs at an idled Jeep plant in Illinois. ...