The '''United Auto Workers''' (UAW), officially the ''' United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union''', is one of the largest and most powerful [[American labor unions|labor unions in the United States]]. It is a major force for liberalism in domestic politics, and takes an active role in state and national politics. U.S. There is a breakoff union in Canada. The UAW has approximately 600,000 active members and over 500,000 retired members organized into approximately 800 local unions. The UAW peaked at 1.53 million members in 1969, but has been shrinking steadily as the unionized [[automobile|automobile industry]], the "[[Big Three]]" (General Motors, Ford, Chrysler) downsizes. One of the most [[Leftist]] of all unions, the UAW lost popular with its frequent strikes throughout the 1970s which may have contributed to the landslide defeat of President [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1980. Some wonder if its unprecedented simultaneous strike against the [[Big Three]] in September 2023 will have the same effect in undermining President [[Biden]]'s reelection.
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