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The United Auto Workers began striking on Sept. 15, holding up production at plants across the country as picketing employees demanded higher wages and better benefits. With no end in sight, automakers are losing money and taking steps away from electric vehicle manufacturing.

A common theme between many striking auto workers in Lansing, is pressing Detroit automakers for new contracts that retrieves lost ground that dates back to late 2008. Many of those benefits were things cost of living allowances and wages union leaders say have not kept up with the big three's profits.

As autoworkers mark another day on the picket lines, the United Auto Workers and Detroit's Big Three have yet to strike a deal.

About 23% of the United Auto Workers 146,000 members have joined the work stoppage while looking for a new deal with Ford, GM and Stellantis.