US auto workers' union reports progress, holds off on strike expansion

NEW YORK: Citing a last-minute breakthrough in talks, the head of the

US auto workers

union said Friday the labor group would maintain the current

strike

but not expand it to other plants this week.
United Auto Workers President

Shawn Fain hailed a "breakthrough" concession from General Motors in response to another threatened

expansion

of the three-week partial stoppage.
Fain held out the possibility of escalating the strike further down the road, but added no targets after announcing prior expansions the last two Fridays.