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 14, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, Autoworkers, Detroit News, General Motors, UAWD in the News
Kalea Hall and Breana Noble write for the Detroit News: Workers at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant this week rejected the agreement, with 54.5% voting no. Chris Budnick, 38, of La Grange, Kentucky, a stamping quality inspector at the plant, originally planned to vote no....
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...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 7, 2023 | Direct Elections, General Motors, Shawn Fain, The Intercept, UAWD in the News
Daniel Boguslaw writes for The Intercept: In a historic election that could dramatically reshape the 400,000-member United Auto Workers union, insurgent challenger Shawn Fain currently leads incumbent Ray Curry by a margin of 645 votes for the union’s top leadership...
