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![Factory workers and UAW union members form a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in the early morning hours on October 14, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1723700408-400x300.jpg)
Toyota Gives Workers a Raise Days After UAW Reaches Historic Deal With Big 3
“They did it now because the company knows we're coming for them,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in response.
![Walmart employees walk down an aisle on November 29, 2019, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1103-walmart-400x300.jpg)
Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart Must Address Labor Violation Allegations, UN Says
Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart are among the top employers of recipients of government medical and food assistance.
![A person holding two small U.S. flags walks towards a group of striking United Auto Workers union members](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1031-uaw-workers-400x300.jpg)
UAW’s Tentative Agreements With the Big 3 Show the Power of a Stand-Up Strike
UAW is framing its battles as fights for the entire working class, and showcasing power like it hasn’t done in years.
![A man in a hoodie stands behind his "UAW ON STRIKE" sign as he gazes beyond the view of the camera](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1030-uaw-strike-400x300.jpg)
UAW Scores Tentative Contract Deal With General Motors
The agreement reportedly includes a general wage increase of 25 percent over four years and cost-of-living adjustments.
![UAW workers picket outside of Ford's assembly plant on September 26, 2023, in Wayne, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1026-uaw-400x300.jpg)
Nearly 6 Weeks Into Strike, UAW Wins Historic Tentative Deal With Ford
UAW's leadership said the gains achieved amount to four times what workers received in the recently expired contract.
![The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant in Arlington, Texas, on July 13, 2009.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1024-gm-400x300.jpg)
5,000 GM Workers Walk Out After Company Beats Forecast, Posts Billions in Profit
The workers join over 40,000 other UAW members on the picket line in the union’s fifth week of striking.
![Workers picket outside of PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/IMG_69911-400x300.jpg)
Hospital Chain Threatened to Cancel Health Insurance of 1,300 Striking Workers
Health care workers in the Pacific Northwest initiated a five-day strike over low pay and understaffing.
![Factory for the production of food from poultry meat. Gloved hands over raw chicken on conveyer belt.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1024-poultry-plant-400x300.jpg)
A Poultry Plant in Ohio Is Under Federal Investigation for Hiring 24 Children
“For too long this industry has been given carte blanche to disregard laws,” an advocate told Truthout.
![Two strikers stand outside holding signs reading "UAW STAND UP: COLA AND FAIR PAY NOW" during an outdoor rally](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1023-uaw-strike-400x300.jpg)
UAW Expands Strike as Nearly 7,000 Walk Out of Stellantis’s Largest Plant
The walkout brings the total number of UAW members on strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers to more than 40,000.
![A Chevron location](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1023-chevron-gas-400x300.jpg)
Chevron Buys Up Rival Producer in October’s Second Major Fossil Fuel Merger
The fossil fuel industry has no intention of slowing down, despite increasingly dire warnings from climate scientists.