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 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 | Administration Caucus, Detroit Free Press, Shawn Fain, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Jamie L. LaReau and Eric D. Lawrence write for the Detroit Free Press: For the first time, the UAW has a leader elected by the rank-and-file. On Saturday, Shawn Fain was declared the winner over incumbent President Ray Curry in a runoff election. On Sunday, Fain was...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 25, 2023 | Labor Notes, Luis Feliz Leon, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Luis Feliz Leon writes for Labor Notes about Shawn Fain’s victory, quoting UAWD members Shana Shaw, Tim Thomas, and Scott Houldieson: Reform challenger Shawn Fain has won the presidency of the United Auto Workers, the federal monitor announced today. Fain will...
by UAWD Steering Committee | Mar 25, 2023 | Direct Elections, Shawn Fain, UAW Members UNITED, Video
The UAW Monitor has called the election for Shawn Fain! Shawn will be the next President of the UAW, and reformers will gain majority control of the UAW International Executive Board for the first time in history. A new day is dawning for our union. The unofficial...
