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Britney Johnson is among the thousands of Ford Motor Co. workers who went on strike to force the automaker to improve pay for all. But she carried more than a picket sign outside Fords Wayne Assembly plant west of Detroit.

UAW reaches deal with General Motors that ends strikes against Detroit automakers pending votes

Britney Johnson is among the thousands of Ford Motor Co. workers who went on strike to force the automaker to improve pay for all. But she carried more than a picket sign outside Fords Wayne Assembly plant west of Detroit.

Israel pushes deeper into Gaza and frees Hamas captive; Netanyahu rejects calls for cease-fire

WAYNE, Mich. — As Britney Johnson paced the picket line outside Ford’s Wayne Assembly plant, she wasn’t just carrying a sign demanding higher pay and other changes. She also carried a legacy of car factory jobs and union wages that allowed generations of her family to enjoy middle-class lifestyles and

Lehman spoke with Jeep workers the same day UAW President Shawn Fain tried to put down the revolt of Mack workers in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The United Auto Workers strike strategy has been mostly predictable over the last four weeks. On Fridays, the union would announce which plants would go on strike based on how well the weeks negotiations went. National union leadership announced Friday that pattern is ending and local UAW officials say theyll have to calm members nerves about it.

The United Auto Workers unions targeted strike strategy continues to result in the big three auto companies temporarily laying off workers as work stoppages slow production up and down the supply chain. General Motors workers at a plant in Marion are among the latest to feel the effects.

UAW President Shawn Fain announced that 38 new sites across the country were joining the movement at noon.

Dana Corporation temporarily laid off 240 employees on Monday at its Fort Wayne plant.