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United Auto Workers President Gary Jones speaks during the opening of contract talks with General Motors in Detroit in July. Union officials allowed their contract to lapse over the weekend after both sides failed to agree on a new contract.

UAW Goes On Strike Against General Motors

By: Bobby Allyn | Brakkton Booker | NP
Posted on: Monday, September 16, 2019

Picket lines began forming outside GM plants after the United Auto Workers voted Sunday to begin a strike at midnight. Nearly 50,000 workers are affected by the work stoppage.