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Robots weld Ranger bodies in the Body Shop at Michigan Assembly Plant.
Robots weld Ranger bodies in the Body Shop at Michigan Assembly Plant.
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Auto union members strike in front of a General Motors plant and carry blue UAW signs.
United Auto Workers members strike the General Motors Lansing Delta Assembly Plant on September 29, 2023.
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Ford Kentucky Truck Plant
  • The UAW strike is now hitting pickup trucks.
  • Smaller trucks at Chevrolet are already in short supply.
  • Work stoppages could send trucks back to pre-pandemic inventory levels.

Pickup trucks are about to get a lot harder to find.

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UAW member pickets during union strike at Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan.
United Auto Workers member Victoria Hall walks the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. So far the strike is limited to about 13,000 workers at three factories — one each at GM, Ford and Stellantis.
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United Auto Workers members march through downtown Detroit on September 15.
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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 through downtown Detroit on September 15, 2023.
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United Auto Workers members march through downtown Detroit on September 15, 2023.
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Biden became the first sitting US president to appear at a picket line when he joined United Auto Workers on the 12th day of its strike. Meanwhile, Trump is skipping a presidential debate to address union workers at a Detroit rally.