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Factory workers and UAW union members form a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
Factory workers and UAW union members form a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Over 500,000 workers went on strike in 2023 — double from last year

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Actors on strike in SAG-AFTRA strike holding picket signs
National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and SAG-AFTRA President US actress Fran Drescher join members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild as they walk a picket line outside of Netflix in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2023

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Tesla's problems in Sweden are getting worse as dockworkers refuse to unload its EVs from ships

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A photograph taken on October 27, 2023 shows a view of the electric car company Tesla's Service Center in Segeltorp, south of Stockholm, where workers strike for the signing of a collective agreement.
Tesla's Service Center in Segeltorp, Sweden.

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The auto workers union scored another major victory, reaching a pay deal with Stellantis that will lead to 1,200 workers getting rehired

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People in red union t-shirts carry a Stand Up sign as they march throughout downtown Detroit.
UAW President Shawn Fain marches with UAW members.

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Ford's UAW deal proves workers can sometimes get what they want – and bosses should be worried

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UAW (United Auto Workers) members on the picket line while on strike against automakers at Chrysler Parts Depot
UAW members on the picket line.

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