by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 31, 2023 | Bargaining Convention 2023, Collective Bargaining, Electric Vehicles
The 2023 UAW Special Bargaining Convention was held this week in Detroit—here’s what happened. For more detailed information, check out UAWD’s Convention HQ or follow along on Twitter. Resolutions Committee Report Before the convention, all Locals were...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 31, 2023 | Administration Caucus, Alex Press, Bargaining Convention 2023, Jacobin, Shawn Fain, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Alex Press reported for Jacobin from the 2023 Bargaining Convention: Shawn Fain, a local UAW official from Kokomo, Indiana, ran for president on a slate called UAW Members United. The slate was backed by Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD), an internal caucus that...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 30, 2023 | Bargaining Convention 2023, Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Keith Brower Brown (Local 2865) and Jane Slaughter write for Labor Notes about the 2023 Bargaining Convention: The UAW’s Bargaining Conventions are held every four years as the “Big 3” automaker contracts near expiration. They are intended for...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 29, 2023 | Joe Szczesny, Shawn Fain, UAWD in the News, WardsAuto
Joseph Szczesny writes for Wards Auto: On his first day in office, the UAW’s new president, Shawn Fain, vowed the union will change direction on his watch. […] Younger workers, who have become part of the UAWD (Unite All Workers for Democracy) caucus, which...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 29, 2023 | Administration Caucus, Detroit Free Press, Shawn Fain, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Jamie L. LaReau and Eric D. Lawrence write for the Detroit Free Press: For the first time, the UAW has a leader elected by the rank-and-file. On Saturday, Shawn Fain was declared the winner over incumbent President Ray Curry in a runoff election. On Sunday, Fain was...
