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Tim Jackson was partly through a car repair Thursday night when he learned that Fords Wayne, Michigan factory had been tapped as one of three plants nationally to strike.

Polls suggest broad public support for the union, especially in comparison with CEOs from the three companies, who each make eight-figure salaries.

The UAW had for weeks telegraphed a potential stoppage at General Motors, Ford and Jeep-maker Stellantis.

A dramatic walkout -- observed outside a Detroit-area Ford plant with rowdy honking and cheers at the arrival of the United Auto Workers leader -- followed a failed last-minute push by General Motors, Ford and Stellantis to produce an agreement before the deadline late Thursday.