Autoworkers strike, demonstrate against Big 3 U.S. automakers
The UAW announced a strike of 13,000 workers at three factories after failing to reach a contract with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.




























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Striking United Auto Workers picket at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., shortly after midnight Friday, Sept. 15.ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain walks with union members striking at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., early Friday, Sept. 15.ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Auto Workers members walk a picket line during a strike at the Ford Motor Company Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Friday, Sept. 15.ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH VIA AP
Members of the United Auto Workers union stand on the picket line outside the Wentzville General Motors plant in Wentzville, Mo., on Friday, Sept. 15.THE BLADE VIA AP
United Auto Workers hold signs while on strike Friday, Sept. 15, at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio.THE BLADE VIA AP
Bruce Baumhower, President at UAW Local 12 talks with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown on the picket line Friday, Sept. 15, at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio.ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Auto Workers members march through downtown Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15.ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Auto Workers members, including President Shawn Fain, center, march past General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15.ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Auto Workers member Brian Rooster Heppner raises his fist as he cheers during a rally in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15.ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Auto Workers member Tasha Johnson leads a chant while attending a rally in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15.ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Auto Workers member Michael Metcalf cheers during a rally in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15.ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Auto Workers members attend a rally in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15.ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks during a rally in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15.