US auto workers' strike spreads
The UAW (United Auto Workers) strikes in the United States continue into their second week, and have now spread from 3 to 20 states, with 38 parts distribution centres now added to the mix. Despite being highly profitable outlets, most of these 38 centres are small shops, and so their introduction only adds another 5000 workers to the strike; 18,000 total in a union with over 140,000 autoworkers in the three affected companies; Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis (who subsumed Chrysler).