Entries by Justin Mayhugh

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UAW Solidarity Statement with Striking GM Workers in Brazil

The UAW stands in solidarity with striking auto workers at the General Motors assembly plant in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Workers at the facility are protesting the company’s recent unjust layoffs and retaliatory firings, decisions that were made in the name of corporate greed. Workers at the facility, who are represented by the Metalworkers […]

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UAW Endorses Kamala Harris for President Ahead of Mass Rally in Detroit

On Wednesday, July 31, the UAW International Executive Board voted to endorse Kamala Harris for President of the United States. Her historic candidacy builds on the Biden-Harris administration’s proven track record of standing with the UAW and delivering major gains for the working class.   Years before the Stand Up Strike, Kamala Harris walked the picket […]

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UAW Statement on Corporate Greed at John Deere

John Deere’s reckless layoffs and job cuts are an insult to the working class people of Iowa and Illinois, and the United Auto Workers will fight for justice for our members and communities affected by these moves.   Let’s be clear: there is no need for Deere to kill good American jobs and outsource them to […]

UAW and BMW-RDC Reach Tentative Agreement

DEAL REACHED! Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to report that it has reached a Tentative Agreement on a successor contract between the UAW and BMW-RDC. In the next week or so you will receive the details of the new contract, including a report on all of the provisions as well as access to copies of […]

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Bargaining Update 6/28/2024

Hello BMW-RDC Family: The bargaining committee met all day with the Company pressing hard for a deal that ENDS TIERS and FREEZES HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.  While the Company’s supervisors were busy building a wall around the property, we can report that the Company’s bargaining committee has shown some interest in avoiding a job action. Let’s […]

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Bargaining Update 6/24/2024

Your bargaining committee met with the company once again today. We’ve been here since May and have continued to tell the company your demands since day one, yet they continue to pass proposals that fail to address them. Their economic proposals still include tiers, minimal wage increases, NO improvements to our retirement benefits, NO real […]