UAW President Shawn Fain announced via live stream that 640 members of his union are going on strike.

The announcement came 30 minutes before the employees' contract expired — and weeks after stalled bargaining talks.

GE Aerospace said it was disappointed the union did not vote on their final offer, which it touted as including wage increases and more time off.

The 640 United Auto Workers members who staff General Electric Aerospace Plants in the Cincinnati area are on strike, said UAW President Shawn Fain.

"This strike is on the company," Fain said on a late-night social media live stream at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Fain stood front and center, speaking into a microphone while flanked by 13 members of UAW Local 647, located in Evendale, Ohio, north of Cincinnati.

The strike

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