by Justin | Dec 28, 2021 | Autoworkers, Labor History, UAW History
Today is the 85th anniversary of the start of the Flint Sitdown Strike! The fledgling union took on the biggest corporation in the world and won. It wasn’t easy. There was plenty of drama. Importantly, the Michigan Governor used the national guard to prevent...
by Justin | Dec 28, 2021 | General Motors, Mexico, Periodico AM
In a study of various auto corporations, General Motors is the company that offers the lowest salaries in Mexico. Workers are sometimes paid less than $10 per day. Read the article here.
by Justin | Dec 27, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, General Motors, UAW Local 602
General Motors Co.’s Lansing Delta Township plant will be down for 11 weeks next year as the plant goes through facility and equipment modifications for future product, the automaker confirmed Monday. Read the article here.
by Justin | Dec 27, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Jonah Furman, Student Workers of Columbia, Who Gets the Bird
Arielle Isack at Jewish Currents says the Columbia University student workers strike of UAW Local 2110 members appears to be nearing an end, and details the transformative possibilties for our very broken higher education system. Read the article...
by Justin | Dec 24, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Student Workers of Columbia
“The vast majority of graduate students are not at elite universities,” Freeman said. “The story that gets the most attention is the fancy school, the private school. Columbia’s not different from any private employer, and private employers hate unions.” “The...
