United States | Striking times

Joe Biden’s love of unions runs into a giant strike

It is easier to support workers when they aren’t hurting the economy

A United Auto Workers supporter during a Labor Day parade in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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|Washington, DC

Editor’s note (September 15th 2023): On September 15th nearly 13,000 workers at three of America’s biggest carmakers—Ford, General Motors and Stellantis—went on strike after failing to reach a pay deal.

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