Many ways. It could carry some major financial impacts for some of the countrys Largest Companies and the overall economy. Its now the latest of several labor strikes that we are seeing across the us, and thats why were taking a deep dive at 11 to get you up to speed on the strike action that could impact you in the days ahead. Union. Union 1990. Tonight, members of the United Auto Workers union are picketing. Instead of picking up tools, their contract expired at midnight. No deal was reached with detroits big three automakers tonight, for the first time in our history, we will strike all three of the big three at once. The uaw president is not backing down in the fight with ford, General Motors and stellantis, formerly chrysler members want a 40 increase in wages and stronger benefits like cost of living adjustments, more paid time off pensions and an increase in retiree pay. Well, we want to bring back the american dream. We work hard and its time for us to get what we deserve. We just want our fair share, plain and simple. Profits for the big three are soaring. They brought in 21 billion in the First Six Months of this year alone. Abcs terry moran asking ford ceo about his own pay increase, Something Union members underscore as a sign of hypocrisy. Theyre asking about ceo pay. Yours the ceo made 20 million and they save 40 increase since the last contract. Why cant they get a 40 increase . Well i think, first of all, we are offering an incredible unpressed increase, but we cant even get any feedback from the uaw about what they want. All they want is for everyone to make 300,000. Thats not sustainable. Well go bankrupt if we do that. Ford and gm offering a new 20 wage increase just half of what the union is looking for. Stellantis offering 17. 5. There are ten states from michigan to texas with union plants for all three automakers that could be impacted depending on how long this strike continues. And tonight, cnn is reporting the president of the uaw says no bargaining will be happening tomorrow, on friday. And in terms of any immediate economic effects, weve not seen any so far. Stock markets in asia all trading up this morning. Future shares in the us stock market also heading up into friday. Weve seen numerous high profile strikes this year, which has led some to call this labors hot strike summer. Its why its tonights abc seven deep dive at 11. The oakland teachers walked out. Taylor swift was asked to postpone her concerts at of respect to striking workers in los angeles, more notably she the dual strikes by sagaftra and wga have all but brought hollywood to a halt. Experts say some of the unrest can be tied to the pandemic. The rise in workers striking since the pandemic is significant and again, think it goes back to the fact that the pandemic ruptured the status quo. And when you are in the midst of a crisis where a lot of things that you took for granted have become unraveled, you also recognize that this is an opportunity to make changes, to move yourself forward. As for all these labor actions potentially doing damage to the economy, it might not be as bad as one might think. The increase of strikes is an interesting sign of unrest in the labor market. And you might think that having a lot of strikes would disrupt out industries and whole sectors to the detriment of economic wellbeing. But in fact, history shows that that is not really the case. There are very few labor actions which have seriously disrupted in the long term. Another factor could be the size of the companies. Many of them are absolute giants and with the power of collective bargaining, workers have little hope of making gains and tonight, more than 60,000 Kaiser Permanente workers have voted to authorize a strike if there is no contract agreement by the end of the month. If a strike does happen, it would be the Largest Health care strike in us history. Kaiser workers across seven different states are demanding new contracts. Workers want better pay and for the company to address staffing, staffing shortages. Kaiser says there are two bargaining sessions with the union next week. Kaiser telling us its committed to reaching an agreement that ensures market competitive pay before that contract expires on september the 30th. And we will keep an eye on all of these labor actions as they work through each step of their contract negotiations. You could be in the know as soon as news breaks with alerts just like these sent right to your phone and all you have to do is download the abcs seven news bay area app and be sure to turn on those push alert notification options. We are gearing up for that weekend. So lets check in with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for what to expect in our 24 hour accuweather forecast. Sandhya yeah, were going to see gray and drizzly conditions first thing tomorrow morning. Let me show you a live picture right now from our pier 39 camera and it pretty much sums up the start of your friday. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s at 7 a. M. Noontime. The clouds are still lingering along the coast and parts of the bay, but the temperatures will be rising away from the coastline and in the afternoon, we are talking about a mild to warm one low 60s to upper 80s. Breezy sunsets at 7 17 p. M. As we count down to the final few days of summer. Ill let you know what the weekend has in store. Coming right up. Julian okay. Thank you so much, sandhya. Now lets get you to that developing news out of oakland tonight. The city is scrambling to figure out how it missed a crucial deadline for millions of dollars in state grant money. The funding was a part of an investment by Governor Newsom to help fight organized retail theft. Abc abc7 News Reporter tim johns is hearing from local leaders on what went wrong and how local Business Owners are feeling about this mistake. Hes live for us in the newsroom. And tim, oakland really dropped the ball here, but other cities are standing to get some of that money. Yeah, julian, youre absolutely right. Several other bay area cities and institutions get did get their applications in and have grant money approved. That includes here in San Francisco as well as san jose, each of which got millions of dollars. Oakland has lost a chance to receive millions of dollars to help fight retail crime in the city. The reason why . Because city officials missed a deadline to apply for a special state grant. We need every nickel and dime that we can get, but by us not applying, i cant believe we would miss that opportunity. Oakland City Council Member noel gayo tells me the city is currently suffering through multiple crises. The worst he says hes ever seen in his lifetime, where the city administrator make making excuses that we didnt apply on time or submit the proper work. Thats just an excuse that the residents and businesses are not going to accept. State Officials Say oakland blamed their late application on a technical issue. A spokesperson for the city says their reviewing everything that went wrong to try and prevent Something Like this from happening again. Oakland City Council PresidentNikki Fortunato bass says theyre also actively exploring other grants and partnerships. We are incredibly committed to getting the resources that we need and we do have a strong proposal that we can shop around to other partners to get the resources that oaklands Business Community needs. Whatever the reason, the failure is little comfort to many Business Owners in the city. It is very frustrating, upsetting and especially during this very difficult time, you know, for our Small Business as carl chan is a Community Leader in oaklands chinatown, he says many in this community believe the Oakland Police department would have greatly benefited from the extra cash. Chan introduced us to shirley, who works at a nearby restaurant. She spoke to us with the help of chans translation and said crime has gotten so bad in this area that her restaurant closes hours early. They are so afraid, the employees are afraid and so they are having a tough time and making a tough decision. Some city leaders say theyre going to petition Governor Newsoms office to try and get oakland some of the money. It missed out on a plan chan supports and one he hopes isnt too little too late when were hearing other cities getting billions and billions of dollars and we missed out. Are you kidding me . And just in the past 20 minutes, the oakland chapter of the naacp issued a statement calling this a, quote, devastating blow. Another interesting thing, the city told us was that they plan to formally hire someone who will help them with future grant applications actions. The city says that person will help centralize and streamline the process. For oakland in the newsroom, tim johns, abc seven news. This is quite the mix up here. We appreciate the coverage. Thank you, tim. And we will have much more on this tomorrow. Governor newsoms office will be holding a News Conference with the chp as well as a San Francisco police chief for the San Francisco police chief, bill scott, and also da brooke jenkins. Thats all happening at 10 00 tomorrow. Well bring you those updates on abc7 news. Com and your abc7 bay area app. And as that unfolds, mayor shengtao is also going after the citys Police Commission over the towns search for a new police chief. What im finding really difficult to work work with around right now is having a citizen run Police Commission have full authority over our next chief. If were looking for the best chief out there in the nation. No, chief out there whos a good chief would want to work with somebody whos creating so much chaos. And the oakland mayor indicated shes looking at other ideas, including putting something on the ballot to be able to have some control over the hiring process. She also says shes considering declaring a state of emergency if need be. Mayor tao fire chief Lauren Armstrong back in february over claims of how he handled some Police Misconduct investigations. And we give you the power to get the full picture of Public Safety in your area. Our abc7 news neighborhood safety tracker is always available with real data where you live. The interactive tool shows you a wide range of statistics for San Francisco, oakland and san jose. Youll find it on the front page of abc7 news. Com. Dreamforce, the mega tech conference sponsored by salesforce wrapped up tonight, the three Day Conference drew nearly 43,000 people to San Franciscos Moscone Center and there is no doubt that the city put its best foot forward for the conference. So the question is if the city can transform for visitors, why cant it be like this every day . This is an update to what we told you last night at 11. We went right to mayor london breed herself. For reaction. She pushed back, saying things are Getting Better overall. Its not just because of dreamforce. There are other conventions. This is what we do for every convention that comes to San Francisco. So my push back is, you know, that San Francisco is changing, things are Getting Better. Mayor breed was also quick to point out that Jp Morgan Chase hosted its convention in San Francisco back in january and wrote about its, quote, incredible experience in the city. One of the most Iconic Companies in us history is overhauling its logo. The regions schools are behind the change. Plus, a new age of travel. The next car from cruise. Thats a little boxier, but a whole lot more inclusive and hispanic and latin American Heritage on full display, the rich stories and culture being celebrated in the south take care of them and take care of you. Tomorrow on good morning america. Breaking news now. A major gun control proposal by Governor Newsom has cleared the state assembly. Thats according to politico. Governor newsoms right to safety bill calls for the legislatures in other states to come together to vote in favor of a constitutional convention. Now, the governor wants to impose a socalled 28th amendment, which would require universal background checks and raise the firearm purchase age to 21. It would also institute a firearm, purchase waiting period and ban civilians from purchasing assault weapons. New here at 11, one of the most iconic brands in america is overhauling its logo. After more than 130 years. Johns son and johnson is replacing the old logo you see here for a new, more modern look, which means no more cursive. The company says they want it to look. That reflects its sharpened focus on pharmaceuticals and medical devices. A Marketing Consultant also noted that many children there no longer learning to write in cursive. They say adults may see the old logo, but they werent necessarily reading it. The new logo is said to be easier to process. Cruise is wanting to make its autonomous taxis more accessible to those in wheelchairs. Today, the company unveiled what it says is the worlds first Wheelchair Accessible selfdriving vehicle. They call it the wave cruise provided this video of it. It was designed over three years in cooperation with gm. The Autonomous CarCompany Hopes to launch it next year, starting with a pilot for a small group of users. If youre looking for something new to check out this weekend, we got you covered. The highly anticipated sunset night market will kick off isan ll pack. Irving street andrs offer an array of asn foods ranging from bobaea to beef od soup to ube pies. The event will also include a dance zone witli music and djs and a fun zone that will be for the kids. The sunset night market wi hpen between 20 30th and 23rd avenues and run from five until 10 p. M. Also tomorrow. It is the start of national, hispanic and latin American Heritage month, which runs through midoctober. So tonight we are beginning to celebrate the culture and contribution to our communities in the bay area and in san jose, a group is celebrating a tradition and their modern identities using dance. Abc7 news south bay reporter Lauren Martinez shows us their personal stories of expression in their number modern medical library. Folklorico is a traditional form of mexican dance and members from this Bay Area Group are expressing more than just their roots with a lot of respect, with a lot of respect to our tradition, to our widura we always say were not here to change the traditions. Were not here to change the story, which is here to our stories and folklorico colubris is san joses first lgbtq plus Folklore Dance Group on the fifth floor of sdsus dr. Martin luther king junior library. An exhibit displays photos, costumes and history of the group. Traditional mexican folklorico dance is very gendered. San jose state research and social Sciences Librarian essie barroso ramirez curated the exhibit. She started dancing with the group in january. Regardless of gender, members can dance in dresses or pants. It was like incredibly touching for me because i just i just saw it as so beautiful and empowering. And thats what makes them so innovative and amazing. Dancers say they get to be themselves. So in being able to be part of this group, i get to represent entirely who i am. One latino said he was able to have a quinceanera, a sweet 15 Birthday Celebration on stage. This really touched me. And to this day, i still kind of tear up about it every time i watch it. The exhibit is called dance with pride. Theyve inspired dance groups to form in mexico. It was just so amazing to think like were so far apart from mexico, and yet were being the trailblazers so that other people feel comfortable in doing what we do. Just amazing. Photos of colibries dancing, just being in their in their elements and just being proud. Its a beautiful thing to witness. The exhibit runs until september 24th and is open to the public in san jose. Lauren martinez, abc seven news. All right. Lets get our check on our weather as we get close to the weekend. We are getting so close. I can smell it. Abc7 news meteorologist andy patel for a look at that forecast. Andy hi there. Yeah, julian and alma, its just another day away and youre going to need to start looking for those sweaters across some parts of the bay area. You will need them this weekend. Let me show you whats going on. Deep marine layer from our mount tam cam just as the sun set, you can see it just cascading in. And of course, tonight we have it with us. As you look at this cool view from mt. Tam. So heres a look at your morning commute planner. If you are driving, use caution. There will be fog with reduced visibility, damp areas due to drizzle, murky skies. If youre taking the ferry and if youre walking a cool start. So you will need to bundle up right now on live doppler seven, we do have the fog and the low clouds, not just near the coast. Its already crossed the bay and well into santa rosa High Pressure wa