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![United Auto Workers members strike the General Motors Lansing Delta Assembly Plant on September 29, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0930-uaw-400x300.jpg)
25,000 Auto Workers Are Now Striking Against the Big 3 Automakers
In a first in recent history, the union has played the three auto companies against each other with its strike strategy.
![Starbucks workers stand with striking SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) members on the picket line in solidarity outside Netflix studios on July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0929-starbucks-400x300.jpg)
Judge Rules Starbucks Illegally Withheld Raises, Benefits from Union Workers
The ruling is sweeping, affecting stores nationwide.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Drake Enterprises, an automotive parts manufacturer, on September 27, 2023, in Clinton Township, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0928-trump-auto-400x300.jpg)
“Unions for Trump” Signholder at Trump Rally Admitted They’re Not a Union Member
Trump's speech took place at a facility that doesn't employ a unionized workforce.
![A flag with the seal of the Treasury Department flies outside the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service on April 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0928-irs-400x300.jpg)
Wealthy Americans Failed to Pay $65.7 Billion in Taxes From 2017 to 2020
The amount owed by over 1.4 million high earners is almost enough to fund a universal child care program for one year.
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Hollywood Writers Are Set to Vote on New Contract After Ending 148-Day Strike
The tentative deal meets several of the screenwriters' demands, including pay raises and improved health care benefits.
![Amazon's logo hangs in the entrance area at the online retailer's research and development site during a press event in Saxony, Dresden, on September 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0926-amazon-400x300.jpg)
FTC and 17 States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon
“This is one of the most important antitrust cases in U.S. history,” said a supporter of the federal agency's lawsuit.
![United Auto Workers (UAW) members strike the General Motors Davison Road Processing Center on September 23, 2023, in Burton, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0926-uaw-400x300.jpg)
General Motors Is Deploying Scabs at Parts Distribution Centers Amid Strike
GM is hiring temps to keep its operations going, but autoworkers doubt new hires can catch up that quickly.
![Cafeteria Worker serves food to students](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0925-cafeteria-400x300.jpg)
Cafeteria Workers and School Monitors Prepare for Possible Strike in Philly
Almost 2,000 school workers may go on strike if their demands are not actualized in a new contract by September 30.
![Striking WGA (Writers Guild of America) members picket with striking SAG-AFTRA members outside Netflix studios on September 22, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0925-wga-400x300.jpg)
Writers Secure Gains in Tentative Deal With Hollywood After Months-Long Strike
The tentative agreement includes compensation boosts for streamed content and rules restricting the use of AI.
![UAW President Shawn Fain marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit after a rally in support of United Auto Workers members as they strike the Big Three auto makers on September 15, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0922-uaw-400x300.jpg)
Striking Autoworkers Invite Biden to Join Them on the Picket Lines
The invite came amid Fain's announcement of an expansion of the strike for two of the “Big Three” auto companies.