Detroit is on edge as the auto workers union stood poised for an historic strike of the "Big Three" automakers as a midnight deadline approaches. "I feel like this is historic (...) but I also feel that if the opportunity is there to change the way, the way we have been doing things, this is the best time," says Michael Spencer, Vice President United Auto Workers (UAW). The UAW's demands include a 40 percent hike in wage. Thus far, while the "Big Three" automakers have not matched that level, they have offered double-digit increases. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES