uawd electric vehicle organizing committee
Organize with UAWD for a worker-led electric vehicle transition
The Big Three are gearing up to meet federally-set production goals of 50% EVs by 2030, with the transition threatening the jobs of 150,000 UAW members at GM, Ford, and Stellantis and additional members in Independents, Parts and Suppliers.
In response, we need a worker-led strategy to set the terms of the EV transition, instead of letting our employers call the shots. UAWD’s Electric Vehicle Organizing Committee (EVOC) is building an ambitious organizing strategy—join us!
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Our Goals
No tiers
Reject tiers in new EV jobs
Security & Compensation
Ensure job security and just compensation
Shorter Week
Fight for a shorter work week with no cut in pay
Conversion & Reskilling
Bargain over plant conversion and reskilling
Climate Leadership
Make the UAW a climate change leader, fighting for clean energy, public power, and public transit
Solidarity
Build international and domestic supply chain solidarity
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Committee Updates
UAWD in The American Prospect: The United Auto Workers Meet Electrification
Jarod Facundo wrote for The American Prospect about the Big Three's transition to electric vehicles: On September 14, the UAW master agreement with the “Big Three” of Ford, GM, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler), representing some 150,000 workers, will expire. In...
UAWD in Jacobin: In UAW’s Negotiations With the Big Three Automakers, Ending Tiers Is a Central Demand
UAWD member Chris Viola (UAW Local 22) wrote for Jacobin: Negotiations between my union, the United Auto Workers (UAW), and the Big Three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) are now underway. UAW president Shawn Fain has already made headlines by...
UAWD in the News: Battery Jobs Must Be Good-Paying Union Jobs, Says New UAW President
Dan DiMaggio writes for Labor Notes: Contracts covering 150,000 auto workers at the Big 3 will expire on September 14, and the new leadership of the United Auto Workers is taking a more aggressive stance than in years past. “We’re going to launch our biggest contract...
UAWD in Labor Notes: Whose Green Transition? Ours!
Keith Brower Brown writes for Labor Notes: New reform leaders in the United Auto Workers, the largest manufacturing union in the country, are organizing for a national strike this fall—in part to unionize electric car-making, batteries and all. Beyond the workplace,...
Here’s What Happened at Bargaining Convention
The 2023 UAW Special Bargaining Convention was held this week in Detroit—here's what happened. For more detailed information, check out UAWD's Convention HQ or follow along on Twitter. Resolutions Committee Report Before the convention, all Locals were invited to...
UAWD Fights to Reject Tiers in Electric Vehicles
This afternoon, UAWD delegates supported bringing one of our priority resolutions out of committee for debate: Resolution to Reject Electric Vehicle Tiers. As the transition toward electric vehicles accelerates, corporations are using it to weaken our union. The...
