Workers begin historic strike at US car manufacturers

Striking United Auto Workers picketing at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Around 13,000 staff at three of the United States’ biggest car manufacturers have gone on strike over pay.

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union began picketing at a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, near Detroit; and a Stellantis Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio.