12.08.2008
Talking points
It's good news that there is talk of a bipartisan agreement on bridge loans for the U.S. auto industry. Here are some talking points to help get the facts out.
12.08.2008
Auto Matters
The Engine of Democracy Coalition shows the broad and diverse faces of the U.S. auto industry.
12.06.2008
3.3 million jobs could be lost
When giants fall: More than 3 million jobs will be lost if U.S. automakers collapse, according to a new study by the Economic Policy Institute.
12.06.2008
A 'devasting blow for African Americans'
A meltdown in the automotive sector would be especially damaging for African Americans, in both the number and quality of jobs at stake.
12.05.2008
House, Senate testimony
Download UAW President Ron Gettelfinger's Senate and House testimony on bridge loans for U.S.-based automakers.
12.05.2008
Auto Matters
An interactive map by the Detroit Free Press shows just how many jobs in each state that would be affected by an auto industry collapse.
12.04.2008
UAW ads ask Congress for fairness
Television ads that are playing in the nation's capitol ask Congress to give Main Street the same consideration as Wall Street.
12.04.2008
Congress needs to act on bridge loans
The automakers have detailed their plans; UAW members have planned concessions. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger says it's time for Congress to protect Main Street.
12.03.2008
UAW leaders agree to more sacrifices
UAW's Chrysler, Ford and General Motors Councils delegates agree to more sacrifices to help the industry.
12.03.2008
News conference videos
Video from today's news conference about possible changes UAW members could make in their contracts with the Big 3 automakers.
12.02.2008
The truth about UAW members and the U.S. auto industry
Questions and answers about our members, our industry and what could happen if the automakers fail.
12.01.2008
'Mathematically and intellectually dishonest'
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann destroys the $70 per hour autoworker pay myth in this video.
11.26.2008
Auto Matters
What's the best model Detroit has ever produced? Think economics, not vehicles, one economist says.
11.25.2008
'Wildly misleading'
That's what Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor for The New Republic, says about those who say autoworkers at domestic automakers earn $70 per hour. He debunks the myth.
11.25.2008
Senator didn't oppose tax giveaways to foreign automakers
Compuware CEO Peter Karmanos Jr. says U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., a critic of bridge loans for American automakers, didn't oppose multi-million-dollar tax giveaways to foreign automakers in his home state.
11.24.2008
Auto Matters
Steelworker President Leo Gerard summed it up perfectly when comparing help for white collar jobs in the financial sector to help for blue collar jobs in the manufacturing sector.
11.24.2008
Auto Matters
Wayne County (Mich.) Executive Robert Ficano says lawmakers from southern states need to stand up for the domestic auto industry.
11.21.2008
Help get the facts out
There's a lot of misinformation out there about loans to the domestic auto industry. Here are some talking points to help get the facts out.
11.21.2008
Auto Matters
Rep. Barney Frank says in an interview with National Public Radio that Congress should not help force companies into bankruptcy so they can get out of union contracts.
11.20.2008
Videos of UAW news confercense on auto crisis
Forgotten in the discussion of possible auto company bankruptcies are the retirees and surviving spouses, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said at a news conference. Transcript pdf 21 KB)
11.20.2008
Auto Matters
This page has opinions and information from many different sources on the state of the auto industry, our dedicated workers and what's at stake in our discussion of the auto crisis.
11.19.2008
UAW President Ron Gettelfinger's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives
President Gettelfinger told House lawmakers (36 KB) they need to act now because overall auto sales have plummeted to their lowest levels in 25 years.
11.18.2008
UAW President Ron Gettelfinger's testimony before the U.S. Senate
President Gettelfinger explained the necessity of bridge loans (36 KB) for domestic automakers and consequences of inaction.
11.18.2008
Our advertisement
See our advertisement (3 MB)
in The Hill, Roll Call and Politico newspapers.
11.18.2008
Some perspective
Here's what people inside and outside the auto industry are saying about the crisis.
11.17.2008
Think the auto industry doesn't matter to you?
Watch this video to learn how you could be affected if the auto companies are allowed to fail.
11.14.2008
Main Street's engine
Ron Gettelfinger writes about Main Street's engine in the Washington Post.
11.13.2008
GM: Tick, tick, Tick ...
A former auto industry executive explains the dire consequences of standing by as automakers fail.
11.12.2008
UAW, allies in Washington working to protect our jobs
The importance of having elected officials who share our view that protecting Main Street is important was made clear this week.
11.06.2008
UAW says meetings with Pelosi and Reid are constructive; calls for immediate steps to aid auto industry
UAW has productive meetings with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
