AROUND THE UAW
UAWD is in Solidarity with Striking University of California Workers at UAW Local 4811
Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD), the rank-and-file caucus in the United Auto Workers (UAW), is in solidarity with striking University of California (UC) workers at UAW Local 4811. Voting in support of strike action in overwhelming numbers, Local 4811 members...
Defeat the Boss’s Counterattack: June 9th Webinar Open to All UAW Members
Defeat the Boss’s Counterattack: Strategies for Big 3 Contract Enforcement Sunday, June 9, 2024 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET Since the UAW national agreements with the Big 3 were ratified, the companies have been trying to turn a big raise into more work for fewer people. Learn...
UAWD Stands With Student Protests in the U.S. To End Israel’s War Against the Palestinian People
Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) issues the following statement regarding the repression of university student encampments and protests across the U.S. in support of the Palestinian people: Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD), the rank-and-file caucus in the...
UAWD in the News: Where Militant Unionists Come to Plan
Nelson Lichtenstein writes for The American Prospect about the 2024 Labor Notes conference: Members of organizations with a left-wing pedigree or internal reform movements, including the United Electrical Workers, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, plus...
The Legal Rights of Union Stewards: May 5th Webinar Open to All UAW Members
The Legal Rights of Union Stewards Sunday, May 5, 2024 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET Learn about the rights and responsiblities of stewards and committeepersons, led by an experienced labor lawyer and UAW shop committee member. Members from all companies and sectors are welcome....
Let’s Get our Leverage Back: Forced Overtime for Lost Units Only Helps the Company
This article was published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD's newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. Eight. Consecutive. Saturdays. That is the current production schedule at GM’s Wentzville Assembly, home to one of the original “Stand-Up” strike...
Strike Threat at Allison Transmission Strips Out Tiers: What’s in the Agreement They Won?
This article was adapted from Luis Feliz Leon's in Labor Notes and published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD's newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. 1,500 autoworkers in Indianapolis made their New Year’s resolution public: unless Allison...
Productivity Gains Mean Job Cuts: Beating the Man with the Stopwatch at GM
This article was published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD's newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. It's mid-shift, and you've noticed a clean-cut, shiny-shoes, fresh-slacks supervisor with their stopwatch, ready to time every movement you make...
Parking Lot Security is a Safety Issue: At Ford Chicago Assembly, Members Fight for Parking Lot Safety Measures
This article was published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD's newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. Since coming back from the Stand Up strike last fall, members of UAW Local 551 have experienced multiple instances of vehicle vandalism and theft....
No Member Left Behind: Stellantis Workers Are Standing Up for Fired Supplemental Employees
This article was published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD's newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. After relying for years on over 5,000 Supplemental Employees, Stellantis is punishing many workers who generated its record profits. Since January...
