will union-man Mike Ditka be on the front lines with them?

Auto workers launch national strike against GM Thousands of United Auto Workers walked off the job at General Motors plants around the country Monday in the first nationwide strike against the U.S. auto industry since 1976. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said that job security was the top unresolved issue, adding that the talks did not stumble over a UAW-managed trust that will administer GM's retiree health care obligations.