Workers strike at all 3 Detroit automakers in a battle for a bigger share of industry profits

Members of the United Auto Workers union began picketing at a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, near Detroit; and a Stellantis Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio.It is the first time in the union's 88-year history that all three companies were targeted simultaneously.If the strikes drag on, shortages could push vehicle prices higher and strain an economy already bruised by inflation. .“Workers all over the world are watching this.”, Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, a federation of 60 unions with 12.5 million members