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As UAW strike looms, auto workers want 4-day, 32-hour workweek, among other contract demands

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[ad_1] UAW calls for midnight strike at three plants UAW calls for midnight strike at three plants 03:33 United Auto Workers – the union that represents workers at the Big 3 automakers in Detroit – on Friday launched a historic strike over stalled contract negotiations. One of the changes the union wants to see is a four-day workweek, working 32 hours for 40 hours of pay. UAW President Shawn Fain gave an address last month on Facebook Live, explaining the demands of the union. "Our members are working 60, 70, even 80 hours a week just to make ends meet. That's not living. It's barely surviving and it needs to stop," he said. After receiving a contract proposal