His comments came after speculation that the UAW might target Tesla next\u00a0now that it has signed tentative agreements with Ford, Stellantis and GM. While he didn’t name the additional automakers that the UAW plans to target in 2028, there are several large carmakers, including Toyota Motor Corporation and Volkswagen Group, that operate major auto plants in the U.S. that employ non-union workers.<\/p>\n
It’s worth noting that both Toyota and Volkswagen are highly unionized in their home markets of Japan and Germany, respectively. Same with Hyundai Motor Group; the Korean automaker just recently reached a major deal with its union back home, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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There’s also Tesla, the world’s most valuable automaker and the global electric car leader. The EV maker employs tens of thousands of non-union workers at its factories in California, Texas, Nevada, and New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Fain said the UAW has had “thousands of non-union autoworkers reaching out and wanting to join our movement.” He specifically called Tesla, Toyota, and Honda workers “UAW members of the future.” In a September interview with CBS, the UAW boss also said\u00a0most of the workers in companies like Tesla “are scraping to get by so that greedy CEOs and greedy people like Elon Musk can build more rocket ships and shoot themselves in outer space.”<\/p>\n
Still, taking on Tesla will be a monumental job for the UAW given the strong opposition from CEO Elon Musk and the failed previous attempts.<\/p>\n