AROUND THE UAW
‘Building back worse’: Wisconsin’s fight over the production of USPS vehicles
Wisconsin residents cheered when Oshkosh Defense, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer, won a large contract to build a new generation of post office delivery vehicles - up to 165,000 – but now Wisconsinites are fuming about the company’s decision to produce those vehicles...
GM’s UAW workforce profit-sharing check will top $10,000
In what may be a surprise for many UAW-represented workers at General Motors, the profit-sharing checks this year will top those they got last year despite a year plagued with production disruption due to the global shortage of semiconductor chips. On Tuesday,...
Judge OKs direct elections for UAW president, other top leaders
United Auto Workers members will get the chance to have a direct say in who leads the union going forward. A federal judge signed off Monday on the results of the referendum election held last year as a result of the deal with the government resulting from the...
Jonah Furman: The week in US unions, January 22-29, 2022
This week will mark the potentially watershed union election at a GM plant in Silao, Mexico, as Dan DiMaggio and Luis Feliz Leon covered for Labor Notes. In the wake of domestic union democracy legislation and new labor protections under the USMCA, an independent...
Mike Parker Knew Not to Trust the Boss
In the 1980s, corporations began promoting "quality of work life" and "lean production" schemes as a win-win for workers and bosses. But autoworker Mike Parker insisted these schemes were about better exploiting workers and undermining solidarity. Read the article...
Resolutions Passed at UAWD Mid-Year General Membership Meeting
The following resolutions passed at the UAWD Mid-Year General Membership Meeting held on January 30, 2022. Resolutions regarding UAWD Strategy: Resolution #1: UAWD Endorsement Process for IEB Candidates Authors: UAWD Steering Committee Resolution #2: UAWD...
Interview with labor activist and UAW retiree Frank Hammer
Interview with labor activist Frank Hammer. A UAW local 909 retiree, Frank also served on the Umpire Staff for the International UAW. We talk about the changes the court ordered vote brings to the UAW Constitutional Convention, scheduled for July of 2022 in Detroit....
Mexican Auto Workers to Choose New Union in Landmark Vote
Workers at a massive General Motors plant in central Mexico will vote in a landmark election next week to decide which union will represent the plant’s 6,500 workers. A victory by the independent union there would be a big step toward breaking the stranglehold of the...
After a 10-week strike and years of organizing, 97.6% of SWC-UAW members vote to ratify historic contract
After 10 weeks of striking, the Student Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers voted to ratify a nationally significant contract with the University. Following a 15-day discussion period and a six-day voting period, the contract was supported by 97.6 percent of...
‘Life of public service’: Longtime Latino congressman Esteban Torres dies at 91
Former Rep. Esteban Torres, a California Democrat who served eight terms in the House and built a legacy of public service focused on advancing Latino representation, died on Tuesday. He was 91. Before his political career, Torres served as an activist in his United...
