THEY CHOSE NOT TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. AND AS LONG AS THEY KEEP THAT ATTITUDE, WE WILL
KEEP CRANKING UP THE PRESSURE,
CRANKING UP THE PRESSURE.
>> EXACTLY. THE AIM OF THE
LATEST MOVES BY THE UAW FROM
TARGETED STRIKES AT THREE
LOCATIONS TO NOW MORE THAN
THREE DOZEN STRETCHING FROM
BOSTON TO LOS ANGELES.
>> WE NEEDED TO BE SEEN. WE
NEEDED TO BE REPRESENTED HERE
BECAUSE WE ARE IMPORTANT.
>> THE RANK AND FILE REMAINS
RESOLUTE.
>> AND NOW UAW PRESIDENT SHAWN
FEIN CALLS ON THAT ALLEGIANCE
TO THE CAUSE TO CREATE PINCH
POINTS TO FORCE MORE FROM THE
AUTOMAKER. GENERAL MOTORS AND
STELLANTIS IN PARTICULAR. WE
HEAD INTO WEEK TWO OF THE
STRIKE WITH A QUICKLY
INTENSIFYING GROUND WAR.
>> ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
>> SECOND, NEGOTIATE WAITING
DEADLINE IS IN THE REAR VIEW
MIRROR AND WITH IT, THE HOPES
OF THREE NEW DEALS BEING SIGNED
TONIGHT. THAT’S FOR SURE. GOOD
TO HAVE YOU WITH US TONIGHT FOR
LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX. I’M DEVIN
SCILLIAN AND I’M KIMBERLY GILL.
>> THE UAW EXPANDED ITS STRIKE
AGAINST MAJOR AUTOMAKERS TODAY,
WALKING OUT OF 38 GENERAL
MOTORS AND STELLANTIS PARTS
DISTRIBUTOR ACTION CENTERS IN
21 STATES, INCLUDING FLORIDA,
GEORGIA, CALIFORNIA AND NEW
YORK.
>> A LOT OF RED ON THAT MAP.
ANOTHER 5600 ADDITIONAL WORKERS
JOINED THE STRIKE ON TOP OF THE
13,000 THAT BEGAN THE STRIKE A
WEEK AGO. THAT MEANS JUST A
LITTLE LESS THAN 13% OF THE UAW
MEMBERSHIP IS ON THE PICKET
LINE RIGHT NOW.
>> BUT NOT ALL OF THE
AUTOMAKERS ARE BEING HIT AGAIN.
FORD GOT SINGLED OUT AS THE
ONLY COMPANY REALLY MAKING AN
EFFORT WHILE GM AND STELLANTIS
ARE BEING DIRECTLY TARGETED FOR
THEIR SUPPOSED LACK OF
NEGOTIATING. WE WILL GET TO THE
REACTIONS OF ALL THREE
AUTOMAKERS IN A MOMENT.
>> BUT FIRST, WE WANT TO HEAR
FROM THE WORKERS WHO JUST
WALKED OUT, GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE GOT
HERE TODAY.
>> OUR TEAM COVERAGE BEGINS IN
PONTIAC WITH SHAWN LEY. SHAWN,
WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE WILL THIS
EXPANDED STRIKE BRING TO METRO
DETROIT?
>> GOOD POINT THERE. THIS IS
THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. YOU
SEE HANDFUL OF THE 300 WORKERS
OUT HERE, WORKERS GOING ON
STRIKE AROUND 1130, A LITTLE
EARLY THIS MORNING. IT WAS A
LUNCH BREAK. THEY CAME OUT AND
PICKED UP SIGNS, GOT RIGHT TO
IT. HERE’S THE DEAL. THE
WORKERS WERE TALKING TO HERE
VERY ENCOURAGED BY WHAT’S
HAPPENING AT FORD. YOU GUYS
MENTIONED THAT FORD AND THE UAW
ARE GETTING CLOSER ON WAGES AND
FORD DOING AWAY WITH THE TIER
SALARY SYSTEM. TIER PAY SYSTEM.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT UAW
WORKERS HERE FOR THIS
PARTICULAR GM PLANT WANT.
HERE’S THE BIG PICTURE OF
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH ALL OF
THIS. IS THE LATEST WITH THE
UAW EXPANDING ITS STRIKE
AGAINST THE BIG THREE ARE ALL
ABOUT THE NUMBERS. UAW STRIKE
NOW EXPANDING TO 38 GM AND
STELLANTIS FACILITIES. THE GM
FACILITIES ARE REDISTRIBUTION
SITES LIKE THIS ONE IN PONTIAC
. THE STRATEGIC STRIKE MEANS TO
HURT GM WITH PARTS NOT GETTING
TO DEALERSHIPS. THAT COULD
BRING GM CUSTOMERS INTO THE
FRAY. IF A PART THEY NEED FOR
THEIR VEHICLE SIMPLY IS NOT
COMING DURING THE STRIKE, SHAWN
FAIN WAS AT A STELLANTIS
FACILITY IN CENTER LINE TODAY.
>> WAGES WE HAVEN’T SEEN WAGE
INCREASES. WE’VE WENT BEHIND.
WE’VE WENT BACKWARDS IN WAGES
IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
>> THE UAW STRIKE AGAINST FORD
IS ENTERING ITS SECOND WEEK,
BUT FAIN SAID NO NEW ACTION IS
BEING TAKEN RIGHT NOW. AS TALKS
WITH FORD. HE SAYS ARE MOVING
FORWARD. THE UAW SAYS THE UNION
IS FAR APART FROM GM AND
STELLANTIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO PAY MERRICK MASTERS IS
A BUSINESS INSTRUCTOR AT WAYNE
STATE.
>> THEY HAVE REWARDED FORD BY
NOT INVOLVE THEM IN THIS STRIKE
ACTION AT AND GENERAL MOTORS
STELLANTIS WHICH THEY DO NOT
BELIEVE HAVE BEEN FORTHCOMING
ENOUGH. THEY’RE HITTING THEM IN
THE CUSTOMER BASE AND THEY ARE
TRYING TO DRIVE AS MUCH
PRESSURE FROM THE DEALERS AND
OTHERS, CUSTOMERS AND CUSTOMERS
THAT THEY FEAR LOSING TO EITHER
FORD OR OTHER COMPANIES THAT
THAT THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO
THIS.
>> BACK HERE LIVE IN PONTIAC,
WORKERS AT THIS FACILITY WENT
ON STRIKE IN 2019. THEY WERE
OUT FOR 45 DAYS. EVERYONE WE’RE
TALKING TO SAY THEY’RE PREPARED
TO GO TO THE 45 DAYS OR EVEN
LONGER. THIS IS THAT IMPORTANT
TO THEM. WE’RE LIVE IN PONTIAC.
LET’S GO NOW TO CENTER LINE AND
A STELLANTIS PLANT, MARA
MCDONALD IS THERE LIVE. MARA
>> HI, SEAN. TAKE A LOOK BEHIND
ME. YOU CAN SEE WE’VE GOT
WORKERS WALKING THE LINE.
THEY’VE BEEN OUT HERE SINCE
NOON TODAY. THEY HAVE HEARD
THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES IS COMING TO
DETROIT NEXT WEEK TO HELP WALK
THE LINE. WORKERS TELL ME
THEY’RE READY FOR THIS.
>> IT’S UP TO THE COMPANIES.
ALL THIS IS UP TO THE
COMPANIES.
>> FEIN ON THE LINE IN CENTER
LINE AFTER ANNOUNCING A VAST
EXPANSION OF THE STELLANTIS AND
GM STRIKE TARGETS. NO PAIN, NO
PURSE, NO PAIN, NO FORCE. THE
KEY WORD OF THE DAY IS PARTS.
ALL THE FACILITIES TARGETED AND
THE 13 GM AND STELLANTIS
FACILITIES IN MICHIGAN ALL DEAL
WITH PARTS AND PARTS
DISTRIBUTION.
>> WHEN WE ASKED IF WE WERE
EXCITED TO BE OUT HERE, I DON’T
KNOW IF EXCITED IS THE WORD.
IT’S ALL CHANGE IS ALWAYS HARD.
>> LIKE WE SAW WHEN THE
ORIGINAL STRIKE WAS CALLED LAST
WEEK. SO FAR, WORKERS ARE SO
FAR HAPPY TO STEP UP AND WALK
THEIR SHIFTS ON THE LINE. I’M
EXCITED.
>> MY PEOPLE ARE EXCITED. WE’RE
READY TO TAKE THIS FIGHT TO THE
COMPANY WHICH NOW HAVE EXPANDED
FAR BEYOND THE MIDWEST.
>> THEY’RE PEPPERED ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY. THE QUESTION NOW
IS WHEN AND IF THEY WILL BE
FELT BY A DEALER NEAR YOU. BACK
HERE LIVE. IMPORTANT TO POINT
OUT THAT BOTH THE GM AND
STELLANTIS SAYS THAT THEY HAVE
, YOU KNOW, CONTINGENCY PLANS
IN PLACE AND THEY ANTICIPATED
SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SO I GUESS
WE ARE ALL GOING TO SEE HOW
SOON THIS PART STRIKE IS FELT.
WE’RE LIVE IN CENTER LINE
TONIGHT. I’M MARA MACDONALD,
LOCAL 4. ALL RIGHT, MARA, WE
HAVE ALSO BEEN OUT IN WARREN
FOR THE PAST TWO HOURS TRYING
TO TALK TO FORD WORKERS ABOUT
THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
>> PEOPLE ON THE PICKET LINE AT
THAT IMPACTED PLANT. SO FAR
STAYING FAIRLY QUIET.
>> YEAH. HOWEVER THE AUTOMAKER
DID RELEASE THIS STATEMENT
ABOUT THE TALKS SAYING, QUOTE,
OUR FOCUS IS ON NEGOTIATING A
DEAL THAT REWARDS OUR
EMPLOYEES, ALLOWS FOR THE
CONTINUED VERSION OF FORD’S
UNIQUE POSITION AS THE MOST
AMERICAN AUTOMAKER AND ENABLES
FORD TO INVEST AND GROW. WE
HAVE MORE WORK AHEAD OF US
BEFORE WE CAN REACH AN
AGREEMENT EARLIER TODAY, FEIN
INVITED ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS THE
UNION TO JOIN MEMBERS ON THE
PICKET LINE FROM AS THEY PUT
IT, FRIENDS AND FAMILIES ALL
THE WAY UP TO THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND IN THE LAST 90 MINUTES,
THE WHITE HOUSE DECIDED IT WILL
TAKE FEIN UP ON HIS OFFER.
PRESIDENT BIDEN PLANS TO BE IN
DETROIT ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK
TO TALK WITH UAW MEMBERS. OVER
THE PAST WEEK, THE PRESIDENT
HAS SAID THE AUTOMAKERS SHOULD
PROVIDE BETTER WAGES AND
BENEFITS TO WORKERS. OUR
COVERAGE CONTINUES OVER AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. THERE YOU
CAN FIND A FULL RECAP OF
EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED ON
THIS VERY BUSY DAY AND WHAT
COULD HAPPEN NEXT. YOU’LL FIND
IT RIGHT ON THE HOME PAGE.
>> ALL RIGHT. MORE NEWS
TONIGHT. HIS NICKNAME WAS AS
ALL-AMERICAN BECAUSE DARNELL
NELLIE KEMP WAS DESTINED FOR
GREATNESS. THE ECORSE TEEN WAS
AN ALL STATE PLAYER IN BASEBALL
, BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL.
SADLY, NELLIE WAS SHOT AND
KILLED EARLIER THIS WEEK IN
SOUTHWEST DETROIT. PRIYA MANN
WAS IN ECORSE FOR THE EMOTIONAL
TRIBUTE.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST GAME FOR
THE ECORSE RAIDERS WITHOUT
THEIR BELOVED WIDE RECEIVER.
THE ALL STATE PLAYER WAS THE
HEART AND SOUL OF THE ATHLETIC
PROGRAM HERE IN ECORSE UNTIL
HIS PROMISING YOUNG LIFE WAS
CUT SHORT.
>> SO AT THIS TIME, WE WANT TO
BRING EVERYBODY OUT.
>> THE SOMBER WALK ONTO THE
FOOTBALL FIELD SEEMED ENDLESS.
>> THIS IS TRAUMATIZING TO THE
WHOLE COMMUNITY. WE LOVE NELLY.
WE LOVE TO SMILE. THE ENERGY HE
BRUNG FOR ALL THOSE WHO LOVED
AND PLAYED WITH DARNELL.
>> NELLY KEMP. THIS IS THE
FIRST OF MANY TRIBUTES. WE ASK
YOU, LORD GOD, TO CARRY LORD
GOD, HIS MOTHER, LORD GOD,
CARRY HIS FATHER.
>> CARRY HIS SISTER. LORD GOD.
LIFT HIM UP, LORD GOD.
>> A BALLOON RELEASE FOR THE
ALL STATE PLAYER AND ECORSE
RAIDER WHO WAS HONORED ON THE
FIELD. HE CHERISHED, ALONG WITH
ALL AMERICA.
>> I THINK MY BABY FOR NO
REASON AT ALL RIGHT AT THIS
TIME. HE JUST WANTED TO PLAY
BALL. HE TOOK THAT ON MONDAY.
>> THE 18 YEAR OLD WAS SHOT AT
A STOPLIGHT AND OUTER DRIVE IN
FORT IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT.
POLICE SAY THE GUNMAN FIRED
INTO THE CAR. KEMP WAS IN,
HITTING HIM MULTIPLE TIMES. THE
TEEN LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL
.
>> IT’S MY BABY. I MISS MY BABY
COMING IN THE HOUSE, PLAYING
WITH ME. I CAN’T DO IT.
>> IT’S A HARD ONE BECAUSE WE
MOST OF US GREW UP WITH HIM
SINCE WE WERE LIKE KIDS AND
STUFF. SO WE WATCHED HIM BECOME
THE STAR THAT HE IS TODAY. AND
IT’S JUST HARD TO SEE HIM GO
RIGHT NOW.
>> NELLY WAS A STANDOUT STUDENT
ATHLETE AND ALL STATE PLAYER IN
ALL THREE. BASEBALL BASKETBALL
AND FOOTBALL.
>> IT HURT ALL OUR BROTHERS. IT
HURT US. WE GOT TO GET IT DONE
TODAY. FOR HIM, IT’S ALWAYS
THREE WORDS. WE PLAYING HARD
AND I PROMISE WE PLAYING HARD.
WE GOING TO GET IT DONE TODAY.
IT’S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT
BALL GAME TODAY.
>> MY BABY PLANS. HE WAS GOING
AWAY TO PLAY BALL. FOR HE AIN’T
WANT NO PROBLEMS. YOU TOOK MY
ALL-AMERICAN, MY BABY HAD A
DREAM IN ECORSE.
>> I’M PRIYA MANN LOCAL 4. AND
DETROIT POLICE ARE ASKING
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON
MAYBE YOU SAW SOMETHING THE
NIGHT NELLY WAS KILLED.
>> CALL THE HOMICIDE DIVISION
OR CRIME STOPPERS. THAT NUMBER
IS ONE 800. SPEAK UP.
>> BUILDING AN EASTERN MARKET
THAT APPEARED DESTINED FOR
DEMOLITION WILL APPARENTLY STAY
STANDING FOR A WHILE LONGER.
THE 130 YEAR OLD DELBENE
BUILDING ACROSS FROM SHED TO
PARTIALLY COLLAPSED SIX DAYS
AGO. CITY OF DETROIT DEEMED IT
UNSAFE TO ENTER FOR ANY REASON
AND ORDERED AN EMERGENCY
DEMOLITION. BUT THOSE PLANS
WERE PUT ON HOLD YESTERDAY WHEN
THE OWNER FILED AN APPEAL. AND
NOW, AFTER HEARING FROM
ENGINEERS, THE CITY HAS AGREED
THE BUILDING IS SAFE TO ENTER
FOR THE PURPOSES OF REPAIRING
IT. BUILDING SAFETY DIRECTOR
DAVID BELL SAYS THE CITY IS
EAGER TO WORK WITH THE OWNER
TO, QUOTE, GET THIS BUILDING
BACK ONLINE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT.
>> LET’S GET OVER TO KIM ADAMS
AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
THINGS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD
HERE.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, YOU REALLY
JUST CAN’T ASK FOR MUCH BETTER
THAN THIS FOR THE LAST DAY OF
SUMMER TO HAVE TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER 70S A FEW CITIES ONCE
AGAIN HIT 80 DEGREES FOR THE
SECOND DAY IN A ROW, INCLUDING
LANSING AND ADRIAN. IT’S 74
RIGHT NOW IN MOUNT CLEMENS, MID
70S IN PORT HURON, 76 OUT AT
METRO AIRPORT. IF YOU’RE HEADED
TO ANY FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT,
BUT IN PARTICULAR, THE DAKOTA
CHIPPEWA VALLEY GAME, THIS IS A
REALLY BIG RIVALRY STARTS AT 74
DEGREES. BUT THEN QUICKLY DROPS
DOWN INTO THE 60S. SO IT DOES
GET A LITTLE BIT CHILLY ONCE
THE SUN SETS BEFORE 8:00, THEN
WE’LL DROP DOWN INTO THE LOW TO
MID 60S BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
BUT TOMORROW WE WARM RIGHT BACK
UP AGAIN. MORE SUNSHINE WILL
CLIMB TO A HIGH OF 75 DEGREES.
IT’S THE FIRST FULL WEEKEND OF
FALL AND WE’LL HAVE
TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK FEELING
A LITTLE MORE LIKE FALL. WE’LL
TALK ABOUT THAT. PLUS, TROPICAL