by UAWD Steering Committee | Nov 1, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, Ford, UAWD Membership Meetings, UAWD Membership Resolutions
Below is a summary of UAWD’s Special Membership Meeting on the Tentative Agreement at Ford on November 1. A resolution for UAWD to “Let Democracy Prevail Once Again” was passed by a majority of Big Three workers and Ford workers present at the meeting. The...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Oct 31, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, Democracy Now, Jane Slaughter, Shawn Fain, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Amy Goodman interviewed UAWD chair Scott Houldieson for Democracy Now: AMY GOODMAN: On Monday, Democracy Now! spoke to Scott Houldieson, a member of UAW Local 551, works at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant, is on the steering committee, chair of Unite All Workers for...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Oct 27, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, American Prospect, Shawn Fain
Robert Kuttner writes for the American Prospect: The UAW’s stunning victory with Ford, which will soon translate into similar terms as the other two large automakers settle, is not only a win for the union’s audacious new leader Shawn Fain. It’s a win for union...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Oct 17, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, UAWD in the News
Kim Kelly writes for Fast Company: Shawn Fain is the president of the United Auto Workers. Originally from Kokomo, Indiana, he’s been a member of the UAW since 1994 and joined the union while working as an electrician at Chrysler. After spending decades serving his...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Oct 5, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, UAWD Membership Meetings, UAWD Membership Resolutions
Below is a summary of UAWD’s Special Membership Meeting for Strike and Bargaining Strategy on October 5. Co-chair of our Organizing Committee, Nolan Tabb (Local 281), shared a report on UAWD’s ongoing voluntary OT cancellation campaign and the successes of...
