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The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

‘Fed up’ US autoworkers expand strikes against GM and Ford

Biden with UAW president Shawn Fain in Michigan earlier this week.
Joe Biden with the UAW president, Shawn Fain, in Michigan earlier this week. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

The United Auto Workers union escalated its strike against the big three US automakers on Friday as the industrial action entered its third week.

In a livestream update on the strike on Friday, the UAW president, Shawn Fain, said another 7,000 workers would be joining the action. About 25,000 workers are now on strike.

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