AUTHORITIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO
USE DEADLY FORCE.
>>> THE LATEST ON A LOOMING
STRIKE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY.
150,000 WORKERS POISED TO WORK
OUT.
THAT COULD COST BILLIONS, SEND
SHOCK WAVES THROUGH THE BROADER
ECONOMY.
REBECCA JARVIS TRACKING IT ALL.
GOOD MORNING, REBECCA.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
GEORGE.
A POTENTIAL LARGE IMPACT HERE.
THE HARD DEADLINE IS 11:59 P.M.
ON SEPTEMBER 14TH.
THE HEAD OF UAW SAYS IF THE
AUTOMAKERS, INCLUDING GM AND
FORD, DO NOT MEET THEIR DEMANDS,
THEY WILL STRIKE SHUTTING DOWN
PRODUCTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THIS MORNING A STRIKE DEADLINE
LOOMING AS THE UNITED
AUTOWORKERS CLASH WITH THE BIG
THREE AUTOMAKERS.
THE UNION DEMANDING A 46% PAY
RAISE, A 32 HOUR WORK WEEK AND
RETURN OF TRADITIONAL PENSION.
AUTOMAKERS FORD, GM AND JEEP
MAKER CILANTIS SAY THOSE DEMANDS
ARE UNREALISTIC, BUT THE NEWLY
PRESIDENT VOWED TO KEEP PUSHING
WITH THE CURRENT CONTRACT
EXPIRING IN JUST NINE DAYS.
>> WHEN WORKERS GETTED FAIR
JUSTICE AND FAIR WAGES AND
BENEFITS, THEY MOVE THE ECONOMY.
A CEO MAKING $29 MILLION DOESN'T
MOVE THIS ECONOMY.
>> Reporter: FAME CALLING OUT
CORPORATE GREED, AS STRIKES AND
THREATS OF STRIKES ARE GROWING
IN OTHER INDUSTRY, TOO.
FROM HOLLYWOOD TO COMPANIES LIKE
U.P.S.
>> IT'S NOT GONNA BE THE WAY IT
WAS.
>> Reporter: ALL THIS AS CAR
MANUFACTURERS COMPETE WITH TESLA
AND TRANSITION TO PRODUCING MORE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES WHICH REQUIRE
FEWER WORKERS TO ASSEMBLE.
PRESIDENT BIDEN, WHO BILLS
HIMSELF AS A PRO UNION
PRESIDENT, DOWNPLAYING THE
THREAT.
FAME'S RESPONSE?
>> I'M SHOCKED BY THAT REACTION.
HE MUST HAVE KNOW SOMETHING WE
DON'T KNOW.
OUR INTENT IS NOT THE STRIKE, IT
IS TO GET A FAIR AGREEMENT.
>> Reporter: THE LAST TIME THEY
WENT ON STRIKE IT WAS
SPECIFICALLY AGAINST GM.
IT COST THE AUTOMAKER $3.6
BILLION.
THIS TIME ECONOMISTS ESTIMATE A
STRIKE LASTING JUST TEN DAYS
WOULD COST THE U.S. ECONOMY AT
LEAST $5 BILLION AND IT WOULD
HAVE RIPPLE EFFECTS.
EVERYTHING FROM THE
MANUFACTURERS TO DEALERSHIPS
LIKE THIS ONE BEHIND ME TO
CONSUMERS WHO WOULD PAY A