by UAWD | Nov 6, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight
UAWD has fought hard for and celebrates the record gains in the tentative agreements with the Big Three! From pushing for One Member One Vote, to running reformers like Shawn Fain for the IEB, to supporting Big 3 members taking action throughout the contract fight,...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Nov 2, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, American Prospect, Autoworkers, President Joseph Biden, Shawn Fain, Stellantis, UAW Local 1268, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Lee Harris writes for the American Prospect: One of the more notable outcomes of the tentative contract agreement between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers, which earned workers 25 percent wage increases over four years, is the fate of a 5 million...
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 | Oct 27, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight
On Wednesday, October 25, a tentative agreement was announced at Ford. The full text of the agreement has not yet been released, but we encourage you to watch the official UAW announcement, which includes an overview of the ratification process, and tune into the live...