Hello from CNN, I'm Anna Sturla with the five things you need to know for Friday, September 15th.

No one wants a strike. Say it again. No one wants a strike, but I respect workers right to use their options

under the collective bargaining system.

President Joe Biden called on major American automakers to improve their offer to union members

as United Auto Workers hit the picket lines in targeted strikes.

They've been around the clock and the companies have made some significant offers,

but I believe they should go further to ensure record corporate profits mean record contracts.

Walkouts began at three plants in the Midwest today, one from each of the three big

automakers, General Motors, Ford, and Stolantis.

It's put Biden in a bind.

He's positioned himself as a pro-labor president,

but he's also caught flack from voters who think he's not doing enough on the economy.

For the automakers part, General Motor CEO Mary Barra

said she was frustrated over the strike,

saying her company had made a quote,

very compelling offer.

It's been one year since a woman died in the custody of Iran's so-called morality police,

after allegedly being arrested for improperly wearing her hijab.

Masa Amini's death spurred protests that were met with a violent crackdown from Tehran.

Today the Biden administration announced new sanctions on more than two dozen Iranian individuals and entities tied to that suppression, like the Islamic Revolutionary Guard.

The U.S. is imposing the sanctions along with allies like the United Kingdom and Australia.

Iranian French actress Golschif de Farahani says the protests aren't over but have taken a new form.

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