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 | Bargaining Convention 2023, Graduate Workers, Postdoctoral Researchers, Student Researchers
This afternoon, delegates at the UAW Bargaining Convention voted to pass the Resolution to Build Student Worker Solidarity, one of UAWD’s priorities for this year’s Convention. As more and more student-workers unionize with the UAW, universities are finding ways to...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 29, 2023 | Bargaining Convention 2023
This morning, delegates at the UAW Bargaining Convention voted to pass the Resolution to Honor Picket Lines, one of UAWD’s priorities for this year’s Convention. Striking is the most powerful tool that we have as a labor union, but UAW contracts do not currently allow...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 28, 2023 | Bargaining Convention 2023
Welcome to the 2023 Bargaining Convention! Read Wednesday’s daily update from UAWD.