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September 13th. The UAW doesn't back down from a fight. We're willing to do what's necessary to win justice by any

means necessary. That's United Auto Workers President Sean Fain. He announced a

targeted strike at some big three auto plants and

facilities if the union cannot reach a deal with automakers by the Thursday night

deadline. The big three can afford to immediately give us our fair share.

If they choose not to, then they're choosing to strike themselves

and we are not afraid to take action.

Contract negotiations have entered the 11th hour with Ford, General Motors, and Stilantis.

And the union's president said they're still far apart at the bargaining table.

The UAW's demands include a 40% pay raise over four years,

bringing back traditional pension plans for all workers,

and protections against job losses and plant closures, as production shifts. workers and

protections against job losses and plant closures as production shifts to electric

vehicles. If no deal is reached, a strike could begin at midnight Friday

and it would mark the first time all 145,000 union workers across the three auto companies went on strike at the same time.

The National Hurricane Center is warning that much of coastal New England could see heavy rainfall and flooding as hurricane lead through is coastline. The storm is a category 2 hurricane that's expected to weaken, but it's expected to still have a major impact because of its colossal size.

That means we could see storm damage far away from the center of the storm, particularly as the region's soil

is already soaked from recent storms. Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney says

he's not running for re-election. He says his age factored into his decision.

I do think that the times we're living in really demand the next generation to step up

and express their point of view and just having a bunch of guys that were around the baby boomers who around in the

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