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 Scott Houldieson | May 20, 2021 | One Member One Vote, UAW Local 1097, UAW Local 12, UAW Local 1853, UAW Local 2164, UAW Local 2250, UAW Local 600, UAW Local 602, UAW Local 710, UAW Local 862, UAWD Statements & Press Releases
Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) is launching a nation-wide Week of Action from May 24-28 to raise awareness of the upcoming UAW-wide referendum vote on switching to direct elections of top international union leaders, and to build support for “One Member, One...
by Justin | Dec 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Ford, UAW Local 862
An estimated 20,000 active and retired Ford factory workers, their immediate family members and surviving spouses will have the option to get coronavirus tests at a large UAW hall in Louisville, Kentucky, in coming days after an executive board voted unanimously to...
by Justin | Aug 7, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, Ford, UAW Local 862
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Ford Motor Co.’s Kentucky Truck Plant has seen 52 confirmed COVID-19 cases since restarting last spring, including 32 new cases since July 20, according to a memo from the top UAW Local 862 official at the plant. Read the article...
by Justin | Jul 21, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, Ford, UAW Local 862
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Nine more employees at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a memo sent to United Auto Workers Union employees. To date, more than 20 employees at the plant have tested positive...
