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UAW begins historic strike against all 3 Detroit automakers

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UAW pickets emerged late Thursday at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, just west of Detroit. (JACKSON HALLAUER)
September 15, 2023 04:03 AM

DETROIT — In a historic gambit, nearly 13,000 hourly workers at three large assembly plants went on strike against the Detroit 3 on Friday in what UAW President Shawn Fain has framed as a "righteous fight" against the rich to get better wages and benefits for the working class.

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