by Justin | Jan 18, 2022 | Jonah Furman, Who Gets the Bird
This week’s newsletter is in honor of Mike Parker, of the founding generation of Labor Notes, who passed away this weekend after a lifetime of labor and socialist organizing. I can’t think of a better way to honor his legacy than by spending some time with the...
by Justin | Jan 18, 2022 | Autoworkers, Bowling Green Daily News, General Motors, UAW Local 2164
The Chevrolet Corvette plant workers who make up Local 2164 sent an unmistakable message about the local contract last week, when 98% of the plant’s production workers and 97% of its skilled trades workers voted to reject an offer from plant management that didn’t...
by Justin | Jan 18, 2022 | Autoworkers, General Motors, UAW Local 2164
With 2023 Model Year production of the Bowling Green-assembled Corvette set to commence mid-year, Chevrolet is hoping to supply as many C8s to eager customers as possible, following setbacks caused by a tornado that tore through the factory and destroyed a great...
by Justin | Jan 18, 2022 | Education, Labor History, Martin Luther King Jr., UAW History, Walter Reuther
Strassel says both King and Reuther saw connections between the civil rights and labor movements, including shared priorities on issues like right to work and fair wages. Reuther’s support for King started at an early point in his career. “Reuther put the...
by Justin | Jan 14, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Luis Feliz Leon, Real News Network
As was the case in the John Deere strike last year, workers are growing increasingly confident in their ability to challenge the authority of their leadership, face down threats, and reject subpar tentative agreements in the hopes of reversing concessions or making...
