Last updated 9/18/23 @ 12:55 p.m. ET The United Auto Workers are negotiating new labor contracts with the Big 3 automakers — Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis — that will cover about 150,000 workers. Car companies have made billions in profits in recent years and rewarded their chief executives with 40% pay raises. Now autoworkers are demanding their fair share. We're asking every member of Congress and key presidential candidates for a public statement about the UAW contract dispute and will be tracking them below. Here's how the tracker is organized: Please help us complete our coverage — send updates and new statements to. Big 3 UAW Hotspots Location: Michigan Location: Indiana Location: Ohio Locations: Louisville, KY; Spring Hill, TN; Arlington, TX; Kansas City, MO; Chicago, IL; Buffalo, NY; Rochester, NY Nationwide For readability, the table below only lists officials who have responded to our request for statements about the UAW strike.