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SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEES RALLY AT MANZ FIELD TO END TIERS
Workers from Stellantis rallied with UAW leaders and local city officials yesterday at Manz Field in Detroit to demand the end of the exploitive supplemental employee system utilized at the automaker. UAW Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock, Vice President Rich Boyer, and Region 1 Director LaShawn English attended the event to offer their solidarity and support to […]
UAW LEADERS REACT TO NEWSOM’S VETO OF ASSEMBLY BILL 504
Sacramento – UAW members are disappointed to hear that Governor Newsom has vetoed Assembly Bill 504 (Reyes), which passed both chambers of the Legislature earlier this year. AB 504 would have prohibited contract language restricting public-sector workers’ right to honor each other’s picket lines, an important step towards making the collective bargaining process work as intended. […]
UAW MEMBERS AT MACK TRUCKS REJECT TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, WALK OUT ON STRIKE
After voting by 73% to reject a tentative agreement, nearly 4,000 UAW members at Mack Trucks in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Florida walked out on strike at 7 a.m. on Monday, October 9. “I’m inspired to see UAW members at Mack Trucks holding out for a better deal, and ready to stand up and walk off […]
FROM THE UAW ARCHIVES: WALTER REUTHER’S WOODEN MIDDLE FINGER
In a new video, UAW Archivist at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Gavin Strassel, shares one of the most unique and interesting objects in the library’s extensive collections: a carved wooden middle finger gifted to iconic UAW President Walter Reuther. “Walter was a straitlaced man,” Strassel explains. “He didn’t drink or smoke. And he did […]
UAW WINS JUST TRANSITION AT GENERAL MOTORS
DETROIT – UAW President Shawn Fain announced today that General Motors will include electric vehicle battery production work in the UAW’s national master agreement with the company. GM’s commitment is a historic step forward, guaranteeing that the transition to electric vehicles at GM will be a just transition that brings good union jobs to communities across […]
1,000 UMAINE GRADUATE WORKERS WIN THEIR UNION
The Maine Labor Relations Board (MLRB) has certified the University of Maine Graduate Workers Union-UAW (UMGWU-UAW), following verification by an independent arbitrator that a majority of graduate workers have signed cards supporting the formation of their union. Through a process called majority sign-up, the university agreed to recognize the union should the arbitrator verify that a […]
NEW UAW VIDEO, “BROKEN PROMISES,” REVEALS THE ROOTS OF THE STAND UP STRIKE AGAINST THE BIG THREE AUTOMAKERS
DETROIT – The UAW just released “Broken Promises,” a new video that reveals the deep roots of the union’s ongoing strike against the Big Three automakers. The video can be accessed at this link, and the media is invited to use the footage. The video, narrated by UAW President Shawn Fain, describes the deal made during the Great […]
THE UAW STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH KAISER WORKERS
UAW President Shawn Fain released the following statement on healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente walking out on strike: “Today, we stand in solidarity with the 75,000 members of our union family who are on strike at Kaiser. Whether you work in a hospital, or behind a desk, or on an assembly line, your fight is […]
NEW POLL: SUPERMAJORITY OF AMERICANS SUPPORT UAW OVER AUTOMAKERS IN FIGHT AGAINST BIG THREE CORPORATE GREED
According to a new poll, nearly four out of five Americans support the UAW over the Big Three automakers in the ongoing Stand Up Strike. Across partisan and demographic lines, a supermajority of Americans are standing with the UAW in the union’s fight against corporate greed at the Big Three. The poll, conducted by Navigator Research, […]
UAW Executive Board Elects Laura Dickerson as Vice President to Succeed Chuck Browning
UAW Region 1 Makes History: Tentative Agreement Reached at Evolution After Two-Year Organizing Fight
Autoworkers Score Major Victory in Tennessee as GM Announces $4 Billion Reinvestment in U.S. Plants