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Oct 2023
16m 40s

UAW, Ford Reach Tentative Labor Deal

The Wall Street Journal
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A.M. Edition for Oct. 26. The United Auto Workers union has secured a proposed agreement with Ford Motors, six weeks into a historic labor strike. WSJ reporter Nora Eckert says similar deals with GM and Stellantis could soon follow. Plus, a manhunt continues in Maine after the deadliest U.S. mass shooting this year. And the Israeli military carries out its biggest incursion into Gaza since Hamas’ October 7th attack. Luke Vargas hosts.

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