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those factories include a general motors assembly plant in wentzville, missouri, afford factory in wayne, michigan, and a steel lantus jeep plant in toledo, ohio. i'm ashlm ashley regular program nothing progress. they want the same choice you ford to give to your child >> i have 3 children and all 3 have attended public school and youngest are public school students >> interesting fancy footwork to get out of that. >> to be fair private school in chicago are like public they are nice are metal detectors. i loved stacy gates in the peeking out against private schools but school choice. choice can be body for example should not xoeven to plan a lo bod amy you can't sends your kids to private school without choice if pirntal righters segregation. their children from gender read cals and militants? if so i'm a parental segregationist. and there is a solution. let hem teach the doctrines they have been pushing to the children parent who is want it for their children. let them go to those schools not on anybody else this is why you need choice parents must have the right to get kids in school

wentzville, 3600 workers striking against gm. explain this overall strategy and then how it could expand over 150,000 workers. >> as we have heard, it is called the standup strike, what the uaw is calling it. it has never been tried before. it is a call back to the union's origins, which were in the flint sit-down strikes. these incredible photos that you can find in archives and history books of workers sitting down in a plant reading newspapers, drinking coffee. they would not leave. this was a targeted strike on particular plants the entire supply chain, entire supply line for auto relied upon. it was an enormous success. it inspired copycats in other unions and largely reignited and built the 20 century labor movement. shawn fain said, this is our generation's answer to the sit-down strike. as we have said, just under 13,000 workers on strike. this is an escalation tactic. shawn fain says not only once a week but several times a week he could call out new plans. every time one of these company gives an insulting proposal at t

we're calling on gm, wentzville assembly, local 2250 in region four, to stand up and strike. we're calling on stellantis, toledo assembly complex, local 12, in region 2b to stand up and strike. and we're calling on ford, michigan assembly plant, final assembly and paint only, local 900 in region 1a to stand up and strike. these three units are being called to stand up and walk out on strike at midnight tonight. the locals that are not yet called to join the stand up strike will continue working under an expired agreement. no contract extensions. though the contract is expired, most of your contract is still in effect. management cannot change terms and conditions of work in your workplace. you do not become an employee at will. you cannot be fired or disciplined for no reason. this strategy will keep the companies guessing. it will give our national negotiators maximum leverage and flexibility in bargaining. and if we need to go all out, we will. everything is on the table. i encourage you to visit uaw.org/stand up for everything you need to know about working under an expire

until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzvilled that over 12,000 workers began picketting on friday at three out of the 70 auto plants. on friday, president biden weighed in on the fight urging auto companies to share their profits with employees.

from the gm plant in wentzville, missouri, to this ford assembly plant in wayne, michigan, workers with the same plea. >> the workload, it's a lot, so pay me. i deserve what i'm working for. >> reporter: here in toledo, striking workers make camp at stations surrounding the stellantis plant, brandi kelly works at the chrysler plant in detroit. it's not part of this targeted strike. she drove to toledo to deliver a car full of pizzas in solidarity. >> we're trying to fight for all the same things. >> reporter: workers now receiving $500 a week in strike pay, a fraction of their normal paycheck. >> what's changed? >> i've had to cut back on spending, i can't really do much seeing that i just bought a house. no one knows how long we're going to be out here, no one knows what we're going to get. it's the waiting game right now. >> waiting game with far reaching impacts. alex presha joins us now. we hear that honking there. so far, the strike has been limited to three plants with no deal in sight. what else could we ultimately see here? >> the roughly 13,000 striking workers is a small fract

until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzvilleplant in wayne, michigan and an assembly complex in toledo, ohio. impeached texas attorney general ken paxton was aquitted by the texas senate on 16 impeachment articles relateing to allegations of corruption. despite the texas house overwhelming supporting the impeachment, paxton�*s republican colleagues in the senate voted against removing him from office. mr paxton was reinstated as attorney general once the vote concluded. and across the world — to mark one year since the death of mahsa amini — a 22—year—old woman who died in police custody. amini was arrested for allegedly violating iran�*s strict rules requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab or headscarf. an un human rights expert said the evidence established that she died "as a result of beatings" by the morality police. the iran�*s state coroner said her death was a result of pre—existing medical conditions. amini�*s death sparked mass protests across the country, with women ripping off their headscarves and cutting t

until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzville, ohio. england's childrens commissioner says clarity is urgently needed forteachers, parents and pupils over what schools should do when a child identifies as transgender. currently, both scotland and northern ireland have guidance on the books for trans youth, while wales is holding a public consultation. because of the lack of guidance in england, head teachers will have to make their own decisions about how to involve pa rents. 0ur lgbtq and identity correspondent lauren moss has more. guidance for schools about transgender people was first promised in 2018 and despite the prime minister's office jet would be delivered last term, the weight continues. when and how to involve parents is one of the reasons it is so complicated. we have spoken to two parents anonymously to protect their family's privacy. we are a close—knit family. they want to make sure that she does not do anything that is not right for her.— does not do anything that is not right for her. when rachel 16-year-old —

until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzvillebly plant in wayne, michigan and an assembly complex in toledo, 0hio. it is estimated that over 12,000 workers began picketting on friday at three out of the 70 auto plants. earlier, i spoke to luigi gjokaj, vice president at a detriot uaw chapter to get a sense of the mood among workers. a job at one of the big three auto makers would always be considered a good, solid, steady well paying job. is it still the case? no, ma'am, unfortunately it's not. it has not kept up with the record pace of inflation. the working conditions, the former retirement packages and things like that no longer exist. i don't have the same opportunity at the same job that my grandfather had over a0 years ago when he first started. voting for strike action is, of course, not anything that any worker takes lightly. so why did you vote for strike action? we voted for strike action because the company needs to understand that if they don't come with a fair agreement, that helps all workers, that we are going to w

until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzvilleotor assembly plant in wayne, michigan, and an assembly complex in toledo, ohio. in other news... impeached texas attorney general ken paxton was acquitted by the texas senate on 16 impeachment articles relateing impeachment articles relating to allegations of corruption. despite the texas house overwhelming supporting the impeachment, paxton�*s republican colleagues in the senate voted against removing him from office. mr paxton was reinstated as attorney general once the vote concluded. the body of a newborn baby has been recovered from a boat carrying migrants during a rescue operation off the italian island of lampedusa. the mother is thought to have given birth during the journey from north africa, the ansa news agency says. the death is being investigated. more than 8,000 migrants have arrived in lampedusa over the past three days alone. mali, niger and burkina faso signed a security pact on saturday promising to come to each other�*s aid in case of any rebellion or external aggr

until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzville, a ford motor assembly plant in wayne, michigan, and a jeep stellantis assembly complex in toledo, ohio. a short while ago, i spoke to auto reporter for the new york times in michigan, neal boudette. thanks for being with us. neal, the union and three car makers have resumed negotiations. do we know how those talks are progressing? well, we know that they met with the three different companies today and the union did put out a statement that they said they made reasonably good progress with ford, which is not really high praise, and obviously they pointedly left out any mention of gm and stellantis. so i think you can assume that from today they made a little bit of progress with ford and no progress with the other two. so neal, talk to us about what those on strike are calling for and what's the mood among them as well? well, certainly the mood among the workers is very upbeat and energised. they had a large rally in downtown detroit last night. senator bernie sanders who's always be

until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzville wayne, michigan and an assembly complex in toledo, ohio. it is estimated that over 1200 workers began picketting on friday at three out of the 70 auto plants. on friday, president biden weighed in on the fight urging auto companies to share their profits with employees. no one wants a strike. but i respect the workers' right to use their options under the collective bargaining system. and i understand the workers' frustration. 0ver generations, auto workers sacrificed so much to keep the industry alive and strong, especially through the economic crisis and the pandemic. workers deserve a fair share of the benefits they helped create for an enterprise. i'll say it again, they should be shared by record contracts. and just as we are building an economy of the future, we need labour agreements for the future. it is my hope that the parties can return to the negotiation table before the agreement. earlier, my colleague caitriona perry spoke to luigi jokai vice president at a detriot uaw c

the union said strikes began at factories in wentzville, missouri. toledo ohio. and wayne, michigan. a total of nearly 13,000 workers and more walkouts could soon be scheduled. >> we want fair, economic and social justice for our members. >> that's what this is all about. it's a shame on them and what they're saying is complete bs strikes at individual plants will be far less costly to the union, which pays $500 per week to striking workers. >> the union has been demanding higher wages and benefits, including more paid time off pensions and an increase in retiree pay. >> we just want our fair share, plain and simple. but the two sides appear far apart. >> just weeks ago, the uaw president literally threw away one proposal. i'll tell you what i'm going to do with their proposal. >> i'm going to file it in its proper place because that's where it belongs. the trash. >> ford and gm are offering a new 20% wage increase. that's half of what the union has demanded. abc's terry moran asked the ceo of ford about his 40% pay increase since the last contract. why can't the

until a deal is made — targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzvilleor assembly plant in wayne, michigan and an assembly complex in toledo, ohio. it is estimated that over 12,000 workers began picketting on friday at three out of the 70 auto plants. our business correspondent michelle fleury has the latest from detroit. the latest contract between america's big three car—makers and their union expired a little bit before midnight, triggering a first round of walk—outs at three factories, one each at general motors in missouri, stellantis in ohio and ford right here in michigan. the workers are asking for better benefits. they also want to see a 40% pay increase over the lifetime of the four and a half year contract. the car companies are offering about half of that. the uaw�*s president says it's a shame that negotiations have broken down, but he sees this as a fight for fair and social justice, and so do his members, many of whom sacrificed a lot to help the car companies return to health after the 2008 financial crisis. we gave our concessions up wit

until a deal is made — targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzvilleford motor assembly plant in wayne, michigan and a jeep stellantis assembly complex in toledo, ohio. live now to auto reporter for the new york times, neal boudettejoins me from michigan. neal, the union and three car makers have resumed negotiations. do we know how those talks are progressing? well, we know that they met with the three different companies today and the union did put out a statement that they said they made reasonably good progress with ford which is not really high praise and then obviously they pointedly left out any mention of gm and stellantis. so i think you can assume from today they made a little bit of progress with ford and no progress with the other two. 50 ford and no progress with the other twa— ford and no progress with the other two-— ford and no progress with the other two. so talk to us about what those — other two. so talk to us about what those on _ other two. so talk to us about what those on strike - other two. so talk to us about what those on stri

seeing uaw members walk off the job at a ford plant in wayne, michigan, and the gm assembly plant in wentzville, missouri. good evening. i'm amanda and i'm julian glover. >> the strike is historic in many ways. it could carry some major financial impacts for some of the country's largest companies and the overall economy. >> it's now the latest of several labor strikes that we are seeing across the us, and that's why we're 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 detroit's 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. >> we

seeing uaw members walk off the job at a ford plant in wayne, michigan, and the gm assembly plant in wentzvillessouri. good evening. i'm amanda and i'm julian glover. >> the strike is historic in many ways. it could carry some major financial impacts for some of the country's largest companies and the overall economy. >> it's now the latest of several labor strikes that we are seeing across the us, and that's why we're 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 detroit's 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,

until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzvillessouri, a ford motor assembly plant in wayne, michigan and an assembly complex in toledo, ohio. it is estimated that over 12,000 workers began picketting on friday at three out of the 70 auto plants. on friday, president biden weighed in on the fight urging auto companies to share their profits with employees. no—one wants a straight, also to go, no—one wants a stroke but lowest—paid workers�* rates. they understand the workers�* frustration of generation and have sacrificed so much to give industry alive and strong especially in this economic crisis and the pandemic. workers deserve the first share of benefits they help create free enterprise, companies have made significant office but i believe should be further than record profits which mean record profits which mean record contracts and also that again. bracket corporate profits, which they have, should be shared by regular contracts for the uaw and just as we are building an economy in the future, we need labour agreements for the

louis in wentzville, missouri. altogether, those plants represent about 15% of the detroit three's u.s. production. let me say that again. 15% of the detroit three's u.s. production. here are some of the strikers talking about the offers that have been made of a 20% pay hike and why that's not enough at this point. >> it's a start, but it's not, you know, where it should be. we just got to keep fighting for what's right. >> we're ready to roll. we're going to hit it hard and we're just going to go from there and say, we got to be out two, three, weeks, four weeks, whatever it takes to get what we need to get. >> take a look at this. this is general motors and the wentzville facility that builds their mid-size pickups, talking about the gmc canyon as well as the colorado pickup trucks, and their full-size vans. it runs three shifts five days a week. earlier today, when we talked with mary barra, we asked her just how much of an impact is this strike going to have on general motors and how frustrated is she right now

the gm factory in wentzville, missouri, and a stellantis center in toledo, ohio. stellantis owns jeep dodge and chrysler. we are committed to winning an agreement with the big three that reflects the incredible sacrifice and contribution mmons uaw members have made to these companies. the union workers say it will expand the strike if necessary. fewer striking workers means the walkout could last longer as the union pays fewer strike benefits. now we just received new interviews with two workers on the picket line. i could never imagine that this would be something i had to do. this is this is history. but this is what we have to do. it's not what we want to do, but it's what we have to do to get our fair share. now days, your check doesn't go very far. so no. and we want to do have a life. we have grandchildren and children. and you want to leave a little legacy for your family. executives with the automakers are accusing the union of outrageous demands that would bankrupt the companies. as we've been putting realistic offers on that we can actually invest in the

a gm factory and wentzville, missouri, a ford plant in wayne, michigan, and a jeep plant run by stellantistoledo, ohio. nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster joins us now from the g plant in toledo, ohio. the uaw president says negotiations are expected to resume today. what do you know about? it >> yeah, we don't have any details on official bargaining sessions and when they will happen. we know the sessions will pick up after the announcements and the start of the strike. the white house is sending to top aides to the president to assist in some of those negotiations. i will tell, you in the past hour or so, we have got some significant updates and statements from leadership. uaw president sean fame saying that any of the workers that have been impacted by the layoffs and non striking workers laid off about 800, 2000 previewed at a gm's facility. he assures them that they will get some sort of compensation without detailing the compensations. we also just heard from former president barack obama who said that he asked a lot from autoworkers back when he was president for concessions

the gm factory in wentzville, missouri, and a stellantis center in toledo, toledo, ohio.tellantis owns jeep, dodge and chrysler. we are committed to winning an agreement with the big three that reflects the incredible sacrifice and contribution rouz uaw members have made to these companies. i think this is the best time to stand up and fight for those wages. so that's what we're trying to do. workers union says it will expand the strike if necessary. fewer striking workers means the walkout could last longer as a union pays fewer strike benefits. the automakers accuse the union of outrageous demands. we've been putting realistic offers on that we can actually invest in the future. there's no way we can pay people $300,000 to work, four day workweek. sticking points include pension plans and pay raises. ford and gm are offering a 20% raise over a four year contract. but stellantis is offering 17.5. the union wants to start with a 20% raise and for additional increases of 5. those companies say right now the average worker makes about $32 an hour. the uaw represents autowor

speak of the are taking place near detroit, at a plant in wentzville, missouri, and in toledo, ohio. the uaw is defending roughly 40% pay increase, a four-day workweek, and the return of pensions. fort has offered a 20% increase for uaw workers. gm offered 17.5%. so they are very far apart. the florid ceo says if they meet the demands of the autoworkers, they go out of business. so far the strikes involves about 13,000 employees, so the uaw can execute this work stoppage without severely repeating the strike fund, paying workers, and they can maintain this for some time. back to you. >> sandra: mike, thank you. john? >> john: let's see what the view is like from the picket line outside a ford plant in wayne michigan. grady trimble is on the ground, and earlier today he had an opportunity to talk to the gm ceo. grady, busy day for you there. >> it has been, john. you can imagine that these ticketing workers do not see eye to eye with with the ceo, mary barra right now. this is a ford plant we are at. as mike mentioned, the striking workers are at three plants, one of each of the big t

wentzville, what happens there doesn't happen in a silo.nts are hit separate from an engine and transmission that feeds all the plants, is there a ripple effect in terms of it adds to the complexity of managing the situation? >> absolutely. absolutely. because, you know, a lot of our assembly plants have contiguous stamping plants that may serve other plants, so, you know, we've worked to have a very efficient manufacturing network and even one plant will start to have impact. >> they chance we see a change in production. wentzville is not in production but any sense while production continues at other plants will change. >> we'll evaluate that and we'll continue to do that and be responsive. our team knows how to manage this. >> four years ago you went through this but as i mentioned earlier this does seem a little different. what is your sense in terms of how long the scope. obviously you'd love to resolve it tomorrow but you've done this before. you know the rhythm and cadence. what's your sense? >> i think the strike can get resolved ve

the uaw is on strike in wentzville. if you're not getting stampings there they're not being sent.s the latest from out here across from the jeep plant in toledo, ohio. >> phil, appreciate that. phil lebeau in toledo watching the strike. back to sara eisen as we said with a special guest. hey, sara. >> hi, carl. thank you very much. i am here with treasury secretary janet yellen. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us here in new york. >> thanks for the invitation. >> i'll pick up where phil left off and i know you're not involved in the negotiations around the uaw, your colleagues are doing that, but how are you thinking about the impact or potential impact of this strike on the u.s. economy? >> well, look, we want to see the two sides come to a win-win agreement. president biden has made clear he expects them to work hard to negotiate 24/7 to get to a solution, and so we're hoping that that will happen soon. >> because you have to be worried about inflation, i would think, just as it's starting to come down, supply chain disruptions are a risk here, aren't they? >