A look at where the United Auto Workers union, Detroit's three automakers stand as strike starts
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About 13,000 U.S. auto workers have stopped making vehicles and headed for the picket lines. Their leaders have been unable to bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.…