A grassroots effort of rank-and-file active, retired, and former UAW members called United All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) was founded in the wake of the corruption scandal to advocate for direct elections. Direct elections, they argue, would build a more activist member-driven union that fights for better contracts, takes on new organizing, and supports progressive movements. As we fight to win the Green New Deal, new organizing opportunities will arise and the UAW’s future will have great implications on what efforts could be won.
Join us along with Kate Aronoff (The New Republic, A Planet to Win), Jane Slaughter (Labor Notes, Secrets of a Successful Organizer), Lisa Xu (UAWD, DSA, and former UAW member), and Chris Viola (UAW, DSA, UAWD, and electric vehicle assembly worker) for an evening of discussion about union organizing, union democracy, and winning the Green New Deal.
DSA Panel Discussion — October 12th — 8 PM ET — One Member One Vote in the UAW and the Green New Deal
