UAW Sets Midnight Deadline In Fiat Chrysler Negotiations

Published October 7, 2015 at 12:33 PM EDT

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne, left, and United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams talk during a ceremony to mark the opening of contract negotiations in Detroit, July 14, 2015. (Paul Sancya/AP)

In the midst of contract negotiations with Fiat Chrysler, the United Auto Workers union is threatening to go on strike. The UAW posted a letter to Fiat online yesterday saying the union is ending its contract with the car company at 11:59 p.m. tonight. CNN’s Maggie Lake joins Here & Now’s Robin Young with details on what’s happening.

Guest

Maggie Lake, business anchor and correspondent for CNN International. She tweets @maggielake.

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