 UAW president Shawn Fain has a plan. Will it work?

Shawn Fain's wallet contains a pay stub from one of his grandfathers, serving as a reminder of his roots as the new United Auto Workers president.

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His grandparents were General Motor retirees at Kokomo and one worked at Chrysler from 1937.

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In 1946, the UAW used a negotiation strategy with the Big Three American automakers

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Bargaining with one and then applying that template to the other two.

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The UAW's contracts at Detroit automakers expired at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday.

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Fain argued that the US economy, which benefits the billionaire class, will be impacted by the US, not the working class.

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