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Auto workers strike at profitable General Motors plant in Texas

GM’s factory in Arlington, Texas, makes big, high margin SUVs such as the Chevrolet Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade.

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Picketers strike outside of the General Motors assembly plant, Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Arlington, Texas. The United Auto Workers union is turning up the heat on General Motors as 5,000 workers walked off their jobs at the highly profitable SUV factory.
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Picketers strike outside of the General Motors assembly plant, Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Arlington, Texas.
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Ethan Pierce, left, a material handler of 23 years at General Motors, leads a line of picketers outside the company's assembly plant, Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Arlington, Texas.
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Commuters drive by as picketers strike outside of the General Motors assembly plant, Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Arlington, Texas.
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Picketers are reflected in a puddle as they strike outside of the General Motors assembly plant, Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Arlington, Texas.
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Picketers strike outside of the General Motors assembly plant, Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Arlington, Texas.
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Picketers strike outside of the General Motors assembly plant, Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Arlington, Texas.

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