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73,000 General Motors Workers Walk Off the Job

General Motors workers walked off their jobs today, the first nationwide strike since 1979. Some 73,000 workers could be affected at 59 plants. Tim Higgins reports for the Detroit Free Press .

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

General Motors workers walked off their jobs today, the first nationwide strike since 1979. Some 73,000 workers could be affected at 59 plants. Tim Higgins reports for the Detroit Free Press.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Vanessa Romo
LA School Report
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Tim Higgins
columnist for The Wall Street Journal and author of “Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century”

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73,000 General Motors Workers Walk Off the Job

General Motors workers walked off their jobs today, the first nationwide strike since 1979. Some 73,000 workers could be affected at 59 plants. Tim Higgins reports for the Detroit Free Press .

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73,000 General Motors Workers Walk Off the Job

General Motors workers walked off their jobs today, the first nationwide strike since 1979. Some 73,000 workers could be affected at 59 plants. Tim Higgins reports for the Detroit Free Press .

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