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UAW Local 291 Members at Cummins Walk Out on Strike in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Photo of UAW Local 291 members who work at Cummins in Oshkosh, WI, on strike on March 18, 2025.

OSHKOSH, WI – Yesterday, more than 90 members of UAW Local 291 who proudly make essential components for military and heavy construction equipment at Cummins Inc. in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, walked out on strike after the company failed to offer a fair contract agreement that respects workers and their families.

“Despite the UAW Local 291 Bargaining Team’s continued efforts, Cummins management has refused to offer a contract that addresses our members’ priorities: fair wages, affordable health care, and job security,” said UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell. “Cummins is holding our members’ economic proposals hostage by their continued refusal to bargain, while demanding harmful concessions. That’s not bargaining in good faith.”

Last week, the UAW-Cummins Bargaining Committee demanded that management stop playing games with workers’ futures. Cummins refuses to move on wages unless the union agrees to damaging proposals, including:

• Harmful language expanding the use of temporary workers
• Changes to inventory procedures that undermine job security
• Increases to an already excessive number of mandatory Saturday shifts

“We’re not creating tiers at Cummins – period. They need to back off their temp worker proposals,” said UAW Local 291 President Ryan Compton. “This company is making billions in profits while many of our members struggle to make ends meet. We won’t stand for it.”

Despite earning over $13 billion in profits over the past three years, Cummins continues to stall contract negotiations with UAW Local 291. First, management delayed bargaining until the day before the contract expired. Now, they are claiming they can’t meet again with union negotiators until April 21.

“It’s unacceptable,” added Campbell. “Our members are the ones building the industry-leading drivetrain systems that power this company’s success. They deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.”

In late February, Local 291 members held a practice picket in Oshkosh, preparing for this moment. Now, they are walking the picket line, ready to fight for a contract that restores the losses they’ve suffered and delivers real economic justice.

Like many other UAW members who have stood up to unfettered corporate greed, the sentiment on the picket line is that workers are fed up with being left behind. They know what they’re worth and their willing to fight to get what they deserve.

March 19, 2025
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