UAW strike affecting Ford, GM and other auto makers in the US.

Happening all across America.
Covid hit business hard. And along with an economic slowdown; increased fuel costs and bailouts in the form of loans from government it's conspired to hit boardrooms hard.
So now things are slowly returning to some sort of normality business wants to ensure investors and board members are rewarded for their loyalty..... before looking after the very workforce that kept the business going !
Same thing is happening in Europe but at least there's general recognition of the problem on both sides.

America I fear will stubbornly refuse to acknowledge that the cost of living is still through the roof for the average/low paid worker and so industrial unrest is likely to increase as a result and both major parties will blame either the workforce or the Chinese or each other for previous economic policy to score political points rather than admit the Problem and tell business to play fair

Union strong. Record profits means you share those profits. Workers are barely scraping by while those sit at the top rake in enormous amounts of money. This isn't just about the UAW. Same with the SAG/WGA strike.
If there was ONE issue that could unite the country, if so many weren't brainwashed to kiss the hand that beats them, it would be wealth disparity.
Musk makes roughly $45 million a DAY. Workers on the line make about $40K a year. That shouldn't be allowed to happen.

I don’t have a strong opinion about this. They did offer 20%.