Here's What the Potential Auto Strike Could Do to Local Dealers
146,000. That's about how many United Auto Workers could go on strike nationwide if their demands aren't met by the Big Three Detroit automakers.
The deadline for the decision is Thursday night at 11:59 PM, but local dealers don't seem too concerned - at least, not right now.
"The real key is just how long the strike continues in the next month or 45, 60 days," said Matt Clark, Vice President and General Manager of Humes Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, & Ram, and Humes Ford of Corry.
"I think there are pretty good supply for consumers. [We can] avoid any radical price increases."
But Clark says if the strike goes on for long, new inventory on dealer lots could dwindle, driving up car prices.
"If it does continue, yes, that'll be that'll be a bit of a bit of a challenge with inventory sales for consumers here," said Clark.
The UAW is calling for a 46% pay raise over four years; a 32 hour work week with 40 hours of pay; cost-of-living increases; beefed-up retirement benefits, including pensions on par with what autoworkers previously received; and job protection as the industry transitions to easier-to-build electric vehicles, which require less workers to manufacture.