strike threat. alex? the labor department says they re keeping close watch on the talks. there s nine days left for the uaw and detroit s big three to agree to a new four-year deal. if they don t, the 146,000 members have voted to strike. the union s demands are bold. members are seeking a 46% pay raise, 40 hours of pay for 32 hour work weeks and for traditional pensions to be restored and cost of living increases. workers say the companies have raked in billions on their backs. a g.m. executive said the demands have significant costs attached that would threaten manufacturing momentum. it s clear the two sides are still wide aparty. while in philadelphia yesterday forks labor day, president biden said he s not so concerned. mr. president, are you worried about an auto strike? [inaudible] he said he doesn t think it s going to happen. uaw s president says he was shocked by this reaction. they said maybe he knows something we don t know. this all comes at a time when for
Forty-five felony assaults were reported in the city’s subway system in September – a 21.6 percent increase from the 37 such crimes on record during the same month in 2022, the statistics show.
A 29-year-old woman was shoved and fell onto the subway tracks at 5 Av/53 St, hitting her head on a Southbound F train leaving the station at around 12.05pm. .