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Danielle Kaye

Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

United Auto Workers members march while holding signs at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit. (Mike Householder/AP)

As a potential strike looms over the Detroit Three automakers, the United Auto Workers union is pushing for a substantial pay raise for its members: 46% over four years.

It's a raise that Marcelina Pedraza, a Ford electrician in Chicago, thinks is long overdue.

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