Politics & Government
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Joins UAW On Picket Line In Chicago Area
Workers said they're prepared to be on the picket line every day until they receive a proposal they feel they can work with.
September 26, 2023
CHICAGO (CBS) -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin joined autoworkers on the picket line on Monday outside a GM facility in southwest suburban Bolingbrook.
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About 100 workers at that warehouse walked off the job on Friday, along with another 100 employees at a Stellantis facility in Naperville, as the United Auto Workers expanded their strike to 38 GM and Stellantis parts and distribution centers.
Those workers were back on the picket lines on Monday, and Durbin joined them in their calls for better wages, benefits, and safer working conditions.
