UAW Shifts Strategy to Call for Strikes ‘With Little Notice’ (2)

The United Auto Workers spared General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV from additional strike locations Friday as contract talks progressed, and said that it will now call for strikes “with little notice.”

UAW President Shawn Fain said the UAW will abandon its practice of announcing new targets on Fridays and instead escalate the strike at random. The shift is a response to the companies’ behavior, Fain said, because they were gaming the timetable and slow-walking talks before making any substantial offers.

“Going forward, we will be calling out plants when we need to, where we need ...