Late Thursday night, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union initiated a historic strike action against all three major Detroit-based automakers—Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis—following unsuccessful contract negotiations. Approximately 13,000 UAW members across assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri walked off their jobs after their existing labor contracts expired at 11:59 p.m. This marks the first time in the union's history that it has simultaneously targeted all three automakers.