What to know about the UAW strike
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🗓️ 16 September 2023
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Detroit Free Press and USA TODAY Automotive Reporter Jamie LaReau has the latest on the United Auto Workers strike.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is five things you need to know Saturday the |
| 0:07.0 | 16th of September, 2023. |
| 0:11.0 | Today, the latest from a massive auto-worker strike, plus Hurricane Lee approaches New England, |
| 0:26.4 | and we look at why Trump's base is sticking with him amid a series of indictments. |
| 0:38.2 | President Joe Biden yesterday urged Detroit's big three auto makers to share record profits |
| 0:43.9 | with workers. |
| 0:45.1 | The comments come after United Auto Workers walked off the job this week in a contract dispute |
| 0:50.4 | with car manufacturers. |
| 0:52.3 | I spoke with Detroit Free Press and USA Today automotive reporter Jamie LaRoe for the |
| 0:57.4 | latest. |
| 0:58.4 | Jamie, thanks for having on five things. |
| 1:00.0 | Yeah, thank you for having me. |
| 1:01.6 | So the United Auto Workers have launched this major strike. |
| 1:05.4 | What are the demands of the workers? |
| 1:07.4 | They have quite a long list, but the highlights are essentially they want a 40% hourly wage |
| 1:14.4 | increase over the next four and a half years of life of the contract. |
| 1:18.8 | They would also like a 90-day progression to top pay right now in the current contract |
| 1:24.7 | is eight years. |
| 1:25.7 | So that's a huge drop that they would like there. |
| 1:28.4 | They want to end tear wages and they want to reinstate pensions. |
| 1:33.5 | They also want a 32-hour work week, but to be paid 40 hours. |
| 1:38.4 | They want an increase to retiree pay and they want more paid time off and then also |
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