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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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    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.

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    Human Behavior and the Rest of the Natural World
    1. 1:3873,000 General Motors Workers Walk Off the JobYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Species Extinction and Biodiversity
    3. 43:00Ahmadinejad Defends Iran While Drawing Protests
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      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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    1 of 3
    Human Behavior and the Rest of the Natural World
    1. 1:3873,000 General Motors Workers Walk Off the JobYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Species Extinction and Biodiversity
    3. 43:00Ahmadinejad Defends Iran While Drawing Protests
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