Auto Workers Begin Strike at Targeted Plants

“The United Auto Workers union for the first time ever went on strike at all three Detroit car companies, with workers hitting the picket lines shortly after midnight Friday in targeted work stoppages at plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Automotive News: “Talks stalled in the final hours of negotiations, even as the automakers offered record raises as high as 20%.”

Said UAW President Shawn Fain, per the Detroit News: “This is our generation’s defining moment. The money is there. The cause is righteous. The world is watching, and the UAW is ready to stand up.”