The United Auto Workers union announced that its roughly 49,000 members at General Motors plants in the U.S. will go on strike Sunday night because contract negotiations with the automaker had broken down. The decision came after about 200 plant-level union leaders voted unanimously in favor of a walkout during a meeting Sunday morning in Detroit. “We stood up for General Motors when they needed us most. Now we are standing together in unity and solidarity for our members,” union Vice President Terry Dittes said in a statement. It’s still possible that bargainers could return to the table and hammer out an agreement, but union spokesman Brian Rothenberg said at a news conference that it would be unlikely.

The Secret to Postwar Renaissance: Preeminent Gedolim Headline 5th Siyum Hashas 1960. Global Jewry was still in the early stages of rebuilding after the unprecedented Churban Europe. Most survivors had settled in the United States and Eretz Yisroel, and were in the early stages of building families, businesses, communities and Mosdos Hachinuch. The pain was still raw and the challenges were substantial. The ranks of those who learned The Daf each day were small. Most had never given it a thought, or were completely unaware of its existence. Still, the preeminent gedolei Yisroel at the time recognized the importance that The Daf holds. It would be key to the renaissance of Klal Yisroel in the years ahead.

YY, an 18 year old singer/composer based both in LA and Israel composed his debut single “Titein” before his fathers fourth yahrtzeit. The song is a tribute to a man who truly lived up to his namesake, Avraham Avinu by living life with chesed as his epicenter. The video opens with YY delivering a hesped at his fathers levaya and ends with a dedication of a sefer torah used every shabbos at Adas Torah in LA.

Israel Police is completing final preparations for Election Day for 22nd Knesset, Tuesday, September 15, 2019. On Election Day, 18,800 police officers will be deployed, including police, border police and volunteers alongside thousands of civilian security guards, most stationed at polling station. There will be 10,700 polling stations in 4000 population centers around the country, with police charged with maintaining order towards securing the democratic process in an orderly fashion, in line with the law. Police stress there will be zero tolerance for law-breaking activity and any attempt to disrupt voting will be met with an immediate response.

The firetruck was fake, but the firefighters coming to the rescue were real. The New York Post reports four people got stuck on a firetruck-themed ride at a Staten Island fair and had to be helped down by real firefighters who responded to the scene. The ride at the Holy Trinity Church Greek Festival got stuck on Saturday evening. Everyone came off the ride safely, with no injuries reported. (AP)

HaGaon HaRav Meir Mazuz Shlita, Rosh Yeshivat Kisei Rachamim, announced on motzei Shabbos in a letter that this time around, he will not involve himself in the Knesset election. He recommends that each voter “follow his heart”. In his letter, the rav refers to the April 2019 election for 21st Knesset, stating “in the election a few months ago, I said one should vote ‘Gimmel’, which is right-wing and chareidi. Now, this time around, I have decided not to become involved and each voter should follow his heart”. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Tragedy was B”H averted on Sunday afternoon, after a child nearly drowned in Woodmere. Rockaway-Nassau Hatzolah was dispatched to reports of a 2-year-old that was pulled from a swimming pool on Browers Point Branch in Woodmere, just after 4:00PM. Bichasdei Hashem, the child was conscious and breathing when Hatzolah arrived on the scene just moments later. The child was being transported to Long Island Jewish Hospital by Hatzolah Paramedics and was reportedly in stable condition. *****SIGN UP NOW —- GET YOUR NEWS IN RECORD TIME***** Make sure you are one of the more than 22,000 that signed up to YWN WhatsApp Status to receive news in live time. Click this link – or send a message to 1-888-4-YW-NEWS (888-499-6397) – to see our status posts***** (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A home’s multilevel deck collapsed Saturday evening at the Jersey Shore during an event weekend, trapping people and injuring at least 22, including some children, officials said. No deaths were reported. The collapse happened around 6 p.m. Saturday in Wildwood during the annual New Jersey Firemen’s Convention. It was unclear how many people were on or under the decks at the time, or how many were firefighters, but authorities said those who were trapped were quickly removed. The annual convention attracts thousands of current and former firefighters to the resort town. Firefighters were likely among those hurt or trapped. Cape May Regional Health System said 21 people were taken there, at least three of them children.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released this joint statement after they spoke to President Donald Trump by phone this morning at their request. The call marked 200 days since the Democratic House passed H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112, bipartisan legislation to expand background checks to include guns sold at gun shows, online and through person-to-person and to close the Charleston loophole that enabled the tragic hate crime at Mother Emanuel Church: “200 days ago, the Democratic House took decisive action to end the gun violence epidemic in America by passing H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112: bipartisan, commonsense legislation to expand background checks, which is supported by more than 90 percent of the American people.

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