by Justin | Feb 9, 2022 | Oshkosh, UAW Local 578
Oshkosh Corp. has more than enough capacity to build U.S. Postal Service’s next generation postal delivery vehicle in Wisconsin, UAW leaders told USPS Board of Governors Tuesday. The union has been trying to wrestle back the work of building up to 165,000 new...
by Justin | Feb 8, 2022 | Autoworkers, Detroit Bureau, Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM), General Gordon Baker, Joe Szczesny, Labor History, UAW History
Back in the 1960s, as the Civil Rights movement spread through American cities large and small and discussions of the use of Black Power multiplied, Detroit’s auto factories — and within the UAW — became the focus of protests by the Black working class. ...
by Justin | Feb 8, 2022 | Oshkosh, UAW Local 578
Democrats blasted U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s statements saying he wouldn’t get involved in a Wisconsin company’s decision to bring 1,000 jobs to South Carolina instead of Oshkosh. At issue is a contract worth billions to replace the fleet of some...
by Justin | Feb 8, 2022 | Jonah Furman, Who Gets the Bird
The new multi-billion dollar contract to build an electric fleet for the USPS has fallen to a company that’s decided to move the 1,000 jobs from Wisconsin to South Carolina, breaking the hearts of members of UAW Local 578, and spitting in the eye of those coveted...
by Justin | Feb 5, 2022 | In These Times, NLRB
On Wednesday, House Democrats introduced a landmark bill that would make it illegal for employers to cut off healthcare benefits to striking workers. The Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act would subject employers to a fine of up to $50,000, which could be...
