by UAWD Steering Committee | Aug 24, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, Autoworkers, Labor Notes, Lisa Xu, Organizing, Organizing Committee, UAW Local 862, UAWD in the News
Lisa Xu writes for Labor Notes: Chris Budnick has been holding 10-minute meetings at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville to get his co-workers talking to each other about the Big 3 contracts. Like many activists, Budnick says he has long struggled to get his...
by UAWD | May 5, 2023 | 2023 Big 3 Contract Fight, Collective Bargaining, Organizing, TDU, Video
In this Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) panel discussion, hear from members of UAWD and Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) about our upcoming contract fights! The Teamsters’ UPS contract, expiring July 31, is the largest private sector union...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 27, 2023 | Bargaining Convention 2023, Organizing
This afternoon, Bargaining Convention delegates cleared the 15% threshold of votes needed to bring a resolution out of committee for debate: Resolution to Renew COLA Wage Adjustments Across All Sectors, one of UAWD’s priority resolutions. With inflation projected to...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 24, 2023 | Graduate Workers, NLRB, Organizing, Petitions, Student Researchers, Support the Struggle, UE
UAW Region 9A Higher Education workers wrote a letter in solidarity with UE members against recent efforts by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to undermine their rights. Read the letter below, and add your...
by Justin | Jul 23, 2022 | Harper Collins, Left Voice, Organizing, UAW Local 2110
Yesterday, workers at the “Big Four” publisher HarperCollins went on a one-day strike, protesting the company’s refusal to agree to a fair contract. The workers, who have organized with United Auto Workers Local 2110, are demanding liveable wages, better family leave...
by Justin | Jul 20, 2022 | Dia Art Foundation, Organizing, The Art Newspaper, UAW Local 2110, Unionization
The Dia Art Foundation is the latest cultural institution to join the growing unionising movement. The United Auto Workers (UAW) released a press release today (18 July) further outlining the staff’s reasons for unionising, which includes low wages, job insecurity and...
