Video: The Fight to Democratize the UAW
Watch the new More Perfect Union video: The Fight to Democratize the UAW
Local UAW 663 member: Change needed among national leadership
“(Leadership) hasn’t listened to the membership regarding some of the tiered employment levels and dissension in the shops that’s causing. They don’t feel responsible to the people on the floor since they only have to be elected at the convention.” Read the article...
UAW Housecleaning Day Coming?
Eyes will be on the upcoming election of the United Auto Workers in an unprecedented referendum. The results could be game-changing for how the UAW will operate in the future. It could also have a ripple effect throughout organized labor. There’s some poetic justice...
The Rank-and-File Fight for Direct Democracy at UAW
A conversation with Justin Mayhugh, a worker at General Motors in Kansas City, about a referendum on whether UAW members can directly elect top union officers. Listen to the interview here.
Ballots for the UAW’s Direct Election Vote Are on the Way
Last week a federal court denied a joint motion from the UAW and the Department of Justice to modify the consent decree. The union wanted to use what’s called “incidental” campaigning about the upcoming vote. It is prohibited from campaigning on the issue by the terms...