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    United Auto Makers Strike after Negotiations Break Down

    As United Auto Workers appear on the verge of ratifying a new contract with General Motors , almost 32,000 workers at Chrysler walked off the job today. Picket lines went up at 19 manufacturing plants and 22 other facilities in 14 states. Katie Merx is business writer at the Detroit Free Press .

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

    As United Auto Workers appear on the verge of ratifying a new contract with General Motors, almost 32,000 workers at Chrysler walked off the job today. Picket lines went up at 19 manufacturing plants and 22 other facilities in 14 states. Katie Merx is business writer at the Detroit Free Press.

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    3. 42:36LAPD Chief Apologizes for Police Conduct at May Day Melee
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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    China, the Olympic Games and Environmental Pollution
    1. 1:35United Auto Makers Strike after Negotiations Break DownYou’re reading this
    2. 7:20Explosive Growth in China Causes Explosive Pollution Problems
    3. 42:36LAPD Chief Apologizes for Police Conduct at May Day Melee
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