UAW BARGAINING WITH FORD KICKS OFF WITH FIRST-EVER “MEMBERS’ HANDSHAKE”
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UAW Bargaining With Ford Kicks off With First-Ever “Members’ Handshake”

Our UAW-Ford National Negotiators officially opened bargaining with the company on Friday, July 14. But the tone for these negotiations was set that Wednesday when our bargaining team and the union’s top officers headed to the Michigan Assembly…
UAW PRESIDENT SHAWN FAIN’S OPENING REMARKS TO GENERAL MOTORS ON FIRST DAY OF 2023 NEGOTIATIONS
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UAW President Shawn Fain’s Opening Remarks to Ford on First Day of 2023 Negotiations

I’d like to start by thanking you for being on time, unlike the company we met with yesterday. I’ve been a UAW member for 29 years. Like Mr. Ford, my roots in this industry run back to the early days when my grandpa hired in at Chrysler…
UAW PRESIDENT SHAWN FAIN’S OPENING REMARKS TO STELLANTIS ON FIRST DAY OF 2023 NEGOTIATIONS
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UAW President Shawn Fain’s Opening Remarks to General Motors on First Day of 2023 Negotiations

I’ve been a UAW member for 29 years. I come from a GM family. Like CEO Barra, my roots in this industry run back to the early days when two of my grandparents hired in at GM. Those jobs were life-changing for my family. Their generation took…
UAW PRESIDENT SHAWN FAIN’S OPENING REMARKS TO STELLANTIS ON FIRST DAY OF 2023 NEGOTIATIONS
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UAW President Shawn Fain’s Opening Remarks to Stellantis on First Day of 2023 Negotiations

I’ve been an employee of this company for 29 years. My roots in this company run back to my Grandpa Fain hiring in at Chrysler back in 1937, the year the UAW first organized Chrysler. Throughout my 29 years, during the best and worst of times,…
UAW STATEMENT ON SAG-AFTRA AND WGA STRIKES
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UAW Statement on SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes

The UAW stands in solidarity with the 170,000 workers of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America currently on strike fighting for a fair contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Both strikes are the…
The Children’s Law Center Union Announces Strike, Demands Fair Wages and Better Working Conditions
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The Children’s Law Center Union Announces Strike, Demands Fair Wages and Better Working Conditions

July 17, 2023 (Brooklyn, NY) - Today, the Children's Law Center (CLC) staff announced that they are on strike. CLC is a 26-year-old, non-profit law firm, and the first organization in New York City dedicated primarily to the representation of…
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UAW President Shawn Fain to Rally with Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien and Hundreds of UPS Teamsters

NEW HYDE PARK, NY -- UAW President Shawn Fain and Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla will join Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien, Teamsters Local 804 President Vinnie Perrone, and hundreds of UPS workers at the Teamsters Contract Unity…
UAW VP CHUCK BROWNING ANSWERS FORD CEO FARLEY WITH FACTS IN FREE PRESS OP-ED
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UAW VP Chuck Browning Answers Ford CEO Farley With Facts in Free Press Op-Ed

Ford CEO Jim Farley made some strange claims recently in the Detroit Free Press. He talked about the $112,000 a year that the “average” UAW member makes at Ford. It was a number that didn’t sit right with UAW Vice President of the National…
HIGH RISK & LOW PAY: NEW REPORT EXPOSES MAJOR HEALTH AND SAFETY PROBLEMS AT GM’S NEW BATTERY CELL PLANT IN OHIO
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HIGH RISK & LOW PAY: New Report Exposes Major Health and Safety Problems at GM’s New Battery Cell Plant in Ohio

Today, the UAW releases “High Risk & Low Pay: A Case Study of Ultium Cells Lordstown,” a white paper that highlights the dangerous working conditions at General Motors’ joint-venture battery cell plant in Lordstown, Ohio. It includes…
GOOD JOBS FIRST – POWER OUTRAGE: WILL HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED BATTERY FACTORIES GENERATE SUBSTANDARD JOBS?
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Good Jobs First – Power Outrage: Will Heavily Subsidized Battery Factories Generate Substandard Jobs?

Under a provision of the Inflation Reduction Act, some factories making batteries for electric vehicles will each receive more than a billion dollars per year from the U.S. government, with no requirement to pay good wages to production workers.…
WFMJ: UAW PRESIDENT SAYS ULTIUM CELLS WORKERS RECEIVE ‘POVERTY WAGES,’ FACE SAFETY CONCERNS
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WFMJ: UAW president says Ultium Cells workers receive ‘poverty wages,’ face safety concerns

United Auto Workers Union President Shawn Fain addressed UAW workers about concerns facing auto workers and battery workers at Ultium Cells in Lordstown. Fain said that some of the UAW workers were struggling to get by, and stated that…
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WATCH: New Video, “Our Defining Moment,” Calls Out Big Three Race to the Bottom in EV Transition

UAW STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH 1400 STRIKING UE MEMBERS AT WABTEC
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UAW STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH 1400 STRIKING UE MEMBERS AT WABTEC

The UAW stands in solidarity with the 1400 members of UE Locals 506 and 618 who are on strike at Wabtec in Erie, Pennsylvania. Just like the UAW, these workers are standing up for good, green jobs, and against disinvestment in our nation’s…
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UAW Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Student Loan Forgiveness

Today, the Supreme Court released yet another anti-worker decision, reversing efforts to cancel student debt. By definition, it is not the rich, but the working class, who suffer from student loan debt, taking out loans in hopes of bettering…
HONORING PRIDE MONTH 2023
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Honoring Pride Month 2023

In honor of the closing of Pride Month 2023, UAW President Shawn Fain issued the following statement: “Our union is proud to stand with all workers fighting for justice on and off the job. In our union’s constitution, Article 2, Section…
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