UAW Strikes Unit of General Dynamics
More than 800 employees went on strike at General Dynamics Corp.’s Land Systems unit, which makes tanks and other equipment for the military.
Contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers continued past a midnight deadline without reaching an agreement, a company spokesman said.
The company designs, manufactures and supports land and amphibious combat systems for the Army, the Marine Corps and allied nations.
UAW officials were not available for comment.
Strikers said it was regrettable that they walked off the job during a time of war, but the contract ended and the union voted overwhelmingly to strike.
The strike affects 220 employees at the company’s headquarters in Detroit, about 470 employees at a battle tank facility in Lima, Ohio, and more than 130 workers at a tank parts facility in Eynon, Pa.
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