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For the past two decades, the United Auto Workers union has been a constant, but largely neutralized, presence at Toyota's first American car factory in Kentucky. But, emboldened by Toyota's plans to cut labor costs at its U.S. factories, the UAW is making its most concerted push yet to organize workers at the Japanese automaker's largest American plant. In a departure from previous efforts, the movement is drawing attention to issues like wage stability and workplace safety, rather than focusing on gathering workers' signatures on union cards. The union organizers have joined forces with community activists, local politicians and workers' rights advocates to make their case.