Visiting picket lines for politicians is becoming more common place. US Senator Dick Durbin stopped by a UAW picket line in Bolingbrook to support their efforts.

He wasn’t weighing in specific union demands but was there to support the striking workers.

There are about 180 striking workers right now in Illinois.

A plant that builds Ford’s in the south suburbs of Chicago is not part of the strike – as UAW leadership says the company and union have made good headway on negotiations.