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Turkey refuses to consider ceasefire with Kurds
Vice President Mike Pence plans to meet with Turkish President Recep Erdogan in Ankara, following Erdogan’s rejection of US requests to broker a ceasefire with Syrian Kurds. [Wall Street Journal / David Gauthier-Villars]
”We will never declare a ceasefire. We do not sit at the table with terrorist organizations,” Erdogan said to journalists traveling with him on a flight back from his Tuesday visit to Azerbaijan. [CNN / Helen Regan and Taylor Barnes]
Wednesday marks the eighth day of heavy fighting between Kurdish and Turkish forces as a result of Turkey launching “Operation Peace Spring” invading northern Syria. Erdogan approved the operation following President Donald Trump’s announcement that US forces would pull out of Syria. [Vice / David Gilbert]
Democratic presidential candidates also fiercely criticized the US withdrawal in Syria at last night’s debates. [Military Times / Leo Shane III]
Trump has responded to criticism with misleading statements attempting to shift any blame for the chaotic situation. And the Trump-friendly Fox Business network reported that Trump recently sent Erdogan a brash letter telling him “don’t be a tough guy.” [Alex Ward / Vox]
The nationwide strike, which began September 16, was the first against the Detroit-based auto company since 2007. After losing $90 million every day, GM is reportedly offering a 3 percent pay raise for two years of the four-year contract with bonuses for two years. [Vox / Alexia Fernández Campbell]
If a majority of local GM union members vote to accept the proposed deal Thursday, 48,000 unionized members could be headed back to work. [NYT / Neal E. Boudette]
Ford and Fiat Chrysler workers are watching the strike closely, some even joining UAW picket lines in solidarity. [Detroit Free Press / Jamie L. LaReau]
The strikes’ effects are felt as far afield as Kentucky, one of the nine states with GM manufacturing facilities. [WKU Public Radio / Lisa Autry]
Striking against GM goes back to the beginning of UAW’s history. In 1936, UAW led strikes in Flint, Michigan, GM facilities to protest pay cuts and working conditions. [AP]
Even if UAW and GM reach a solution, there are widespread concerns about the auto industry cutting production in America. [SupplyChainBrain / Craig Moberg]
Miscellaneous
It’s not clear how many jobs could be lost to automation. But it’s still the boogeyman of the debates. [Vox / Alexia Fernández Campbell]
The Nationals pulled it off: They’re headed to the World Series. Here’s how they did it. [ESPN / Alden Gonzalez]
NASA’s newest space suits will let astronauts actually walk in space. [NYT / Kenneth Chang]
With an estimated 60 percent of the UK’s onshore wind resources, Scotland separatists make a bid for leaving the UK because of the region’s green energy capacity. [Foreign Policy / Jamie Maxwell]
The latest Democratic debate may not change the 2020 presidential race, but it showed how much it has already shifted. [Washington Post / Dan Balz]
