Ford Motor Company's CEO, Jim Farley, has criticized United Auto Workers (UAW) President, Shawn Fain, for not being present during critical negotiations as a potential strike deadline approaches. Farley highlighted the absence of any counteroffer to Ford's four economic proposals. The UAW has put forward several demands, including a 40% increase in hourly pay, a reduced 32-hour workweek, a return to traditional pensions, elimination of pay tiers, and restoration of cost-of-living adjustments. If a deal is not reached by the strike deadline, the UAW has threatened to implement targeted strikes at select plants.