by UAWD | May 20, 2024 | Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, Webinars and Trainings
Defeat the Boss’s Counterattack: Strategies for Big 3 Contract Enforcement Sunday, June 9, 2024 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET Since the UAW national agreements with the Big 3 were ratified, the companies have been trying to turn a big raise into more work for fewer people....
by UAWD Steering Committee | Nov 20, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, Autoworkers, Ford, General Motors, Stellantis
As of November 20, UAW members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis voted to ratify their new contracts, locking in record gains at the Big Three automakers. According to the UAW website, 64% of voting members across the three companies voted in favor of the...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Nov 19, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, Autoworkers, Detroit News, Ford, Shawn Fain, UAWD in the News
Breana Noble, Kalea Hall, and Hayley Harding write for The Detroit News: Chris Budnick, an 11-year employee at Ford working at the Kentucky Truck plant, voted yes on the deal, even though he would have liked to see a larger wage increase sooner and health care...
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 | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, American Prospect, Autoworkers, Electric Vehicle Organizing Committee, Electric Vehicles, Ford, General Motors, Shawn Fain, Stellantis, UAWD in the News
Jarod Facundo wrote for The American Prospect about the Big Three’s transition to electric vehicles: On September 14, the UAW master agreement with the “Big Three” of Ford, GM, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler), representing some 150,000 workers, will...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Apr 20, 2023 | Autoworkers, Economy, Ford, General Motors, Labor Notes, Stellantis, UAW Local 31, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Local 31 trustee and UAWD member Nick Livick writes for Labor Notes: The UAW just wrapped up a historic election where members got to vote directly for their top leaders for the first time in the union’s history. The rank and file voted for change and a more militant...