Reuters The United Auto Workers UAW union on Wednesday made a labor contract counterproposal on economic issues to Ford Motor, while Chrysler parent company Stellantis planned its counteroffer this week.

Talks are heating up ahead of the expiration on Sept. 14 of the current fouryear labor agreements covering 146,000 workers at the Detroit Three automakers. The UAW has said 97 of members voted in favor of authorizing a strike if agreement is not reached.

They chose to follow the same path they have in the past, which is delay, delay, UAW President Shawn Fain told CNBC Wednesday night. They waited now until the last eight days to want to start talking so we39;ve got a lot of work to do.

Last week, Ford said it had offered a 9 wage increase through 2027, much less than the 46 wage hike being sought by the union. The UAW expects to receive a proposal from General Motors GM.N on Thursday, a source told Reuters, who spoke on condition of anonymity. GM confirmed it will meet with the UAW Thursday but declined to provide any details.

Stellantis said on Wednesday it intends to give the UAW a counter offer on the union39;s economic demands by the end of the week.

Ford said Wednesday it continues to negotiate with the UAW but declined comment on details of the talks.

Last week, the UAW filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against GM and Chryslerparent Stellantis, saying they refused to bargain in good faith.

The union39;s demands…