UAW Calls on Michigan Legislature to Deliver for Working Class People in Lame Duck Session

DETROIT – The United Auto Workers issued the following statement today calling on the Michigan legislature to deliver for working class people in the upcoming lame duck session.

The UAW is the state’s largest union, with over 300,000 active and retired members in Michigan.

For too long, corporations and the rich have taken more of the wealth we’ve created for themselves. They’ve rigged the rules of our politics and pitted working-class people against one another by telling us there isn’t enough for everyone. That must end.

In the final days of the Democratic trifecta, we are calling on the legislature to show up and fight for working class people.

Michigan’s lawmakers can fight for the working class or do the bidding of corporations and big donors, but they can’t do both. It’s time to pick a side.

We must go on offense for living wages, health care, retirement with dignity, and time with our families. We must defend against corporate greed and divide and conquer politics.

In the lame duck session, we are expecting action from our legislators, and we will be watching closely. Who stands with the working class on our core issues, and who stands with corporate interests?

In the coming days, the UAW will be demanding action on important legislation that makes life better for working people and our families and that protects our rights and communities from harm.

We need our leaders to fight for the working class all over this country, but it starts here in Michigan, the birthplace of the UAW.