Workers continue to strike from coast to coast
Hollywood writers and actors are striking and the United Auto Workers is getting close to walking out as talks with car makers show little progress.
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00:00 This Labor Day, less than two weeks remain before the United Auto Workers Union could hit the picket lines, possibly adding to what's already been a summer of strikes.
00:11 97% of UAW members voted to authorize a strike if a new deal isn't reached with Detroit's three automakers by September 14th.
00:20 We're fed up with seeing big free profits break the bank while we're breaking our backs.
00:25 The union is demanding higher wages, improved benefits and cost of living wage bumps.
00:31 All this as car manufacturers transition to producing more electric vehicles, which require fewer workers to assemble.
00:38 This is our time to take back what we're owed. Working together with the companies doesn't work for us.
00:46 President Biden is calling for a fair agreement, appointing a White House liaison between the union and automakers, hoping to help avert a strike.
00:54 Studios negotiate!
00:56 A strike in Detroit would only add to the recent wave of picket lines from the Heartland to Hollywood.
01:02 More than 170,000 actors and writers have been striking for months.
01:07 Writers are reportedly considering a new offer from the studios after more than three months of striking.
01:12 According to Bloomberg News, the concessions include an agreement not to replace writers with A.I.
01:18 Now, video games are in their crosshairs as SAG-AFTRA prepares to vote on an actor strike against the gaming industry.
01:26 And back in July, UPS workers narrowly avoided a work stoppage that would have affected 300,000 jobs.
01:33 Morgan Norwood, ABC News, New York.