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How long could he face in prison if convicted? Up to 25 years. The surprise indictment was brought by David Weiss, a Donald Trump appointee as US attorney for Delaware, who was named by the attorney general, Merrick Garland, as a special counsel last month after the collapse of the plea deal that included two misdemeanor tax charges. This is the first time the son of a sitting US president has been indicted on federal criminal charges.

His lawyer said prosecutors were “bending to political pressure” by filing the indictment.Ī court filing in the US district court in Delaware alleged Biden, 53, illegally obtained and possessed a Colt revolver in October 2018 after falsely declaring that he was not a user of, or addicted to, narcotic drugs. Hunter Biden was indicted by federal prosecutors on gun charges on Thursday, after a plea deal with the president’s son fell apart in July. It’s the first time the son of a sitting US president has been indicted on federal criminal charges. Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges after plea deal falls apart How much is the strike fund? The UAW has a $825m strike fund that is set to compensate workers $500 a week while out on strike, and could support all of its members for about three months. What do workers demand? Among the demands are a 40% pay increase, an end to tiers – where some workers are paid at lower wage scales than others – and the restoration of concessions from previous contracts such as medical benefits for retirees, more paid time off and rights for workers affected by plant closures. How many workers are employed at the first plants on strike? Strikes kicked off at midnight at three plants of a combined 12,700 workers (a General Motors plant in Wentzville, Missouri, a Stellantis plant in Toledo, Ohio, and a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan). UAW is staggering the strikes, rather than having all 150,000 members walk out at once, to allow the union to stretch resources. “This is our defining moment,” Fain said.

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He said he intended to launch a series of limited and targeted “standup” strikes to shut individual auto plants around the US. The strike, which marks the first time all three of the “Detroit Three” carmakers have been targeted by strikes at the same time, is being coordinated by the UAW president, Shawn Fain. The deadline for talks between Ford, General Motors, Stellantis and the United Auto Workers (UAW) expired at midnight on Thursday, with the sides still far apart on the union’s new contract priorities.