TONIGHT: UAW President Shawn Fain & UAW Daimler Bargaining Committee to Announce Major Updates Ahead of Midnight Contract Expiration at Daimler Truck
VIRTUAL – On Friday, April 26 at 10pm ET, UAW President Shawn Fain, alongside the UAW Daimler Truck North America Bargaining Committee, will address Daimler workers and allies on Facebook Live just hours before the contract for the over 7,000 UAW workers expires at midnight.
Contract negotiations kicked off earlier this month, with the Daimler workers – who work in plants across North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia – demanding an agreement that reflects the record profits Daimler Truck has garnered and includes the long overdue fair wages and working conditions workers deserve.
The workers who build Freightliner trucks, Western Star trucks, and Thomas Built Buses are facing declining real wages and job security against a backdrop of rising cost of living and massive profits and shareholder payouts by Daimler Truck. Over the past six years, Daimler’s profits have increased by 90% while workers’ buying power has fallen 13%.
Tonight’s contract expiration comes just days after the UAW filed four separate unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Daimler Truck, citing violations of workers’ rights and federal labor laws amid ongoing contract negotiations.
Coming on the heels of the historic Stand Up Strike, and just one week after Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, TN, made history in the South voting to join the UAW, the Daimler workers’ fight is once again shining a light on the momentum of workers in the South and showing how this is not just about one worker or one industry. This fight is about all workers standing up and fighting for what they deserve.
Everywhere across the country, the story is the same: corporations, shareholders, and executives are lining their own pockets, while workers are going backwards. Daimler Truck workers have made it clear from day one – and from their resounding 96% strike authorization vote – they are united and ready to do what is necessary for their record contract.
WHAT: UAW President Shawn Fain & UAW Daimler Bargaining Committee to Announce Major Updates Ahead of Midnight Contract Expiration at Daimler Truck
WHO:
UAW President Shawn Fain
UAW Daimler Bargaining Committee
Daimler NC, TN, GA Workers
Allies
WHERE: VIRTUAL UAW Facebook Live
WHEN: Friday, April 26 at 10pm ET
