NPR Report on UAW Strike

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Nearly 50,000 General Motors employees with the United Auto Workers went on strike Sunday morning as the collective bargaining agreement from 2015 expired. The union is calling for the Detroit automaker to properly recognize everything their members have done and sacrificed to make a "healthy, profitable" auto industry. This series of portraits highlights why some members took to the picket lines on Day 2 and 3 of the labor dispute. (Images: @elaine_cromie | Elaine Cromie for NPR) 1. “I am here for my family; that's my No. 1 goal. I want to be able to further my education. I want to be able to provide for my kids.” – Latrice Strong 2. “I think everybody deserves fair treatment. Everybody comes in here every day and works their butt off.” – Antonio Martinez 3. “I’m out here for America’s middle class, which is us.” – Troy Fisher 4. “The poor temps, those people are treated like dogs in here. They have no recourse.” – Christina Mathis

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