AROUND THE UAW
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,...
UAWD in the News: As Big 3 Negotiations Loom, Belvidere Closure Shows Automakers Still Using Same Playbook
Local 31 trustee and UAWD member Nick Livick writes for Labor Notes: The UAW just wrapped up a historic election where members got to vote directly for their top leaders for the first time in the union’s history. The rank and file voted for change and a more militant...
Support the struggle: Call Goddard College Trustees in solidarity with staff on strike!
The staff of Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, are on strike! The Goddard College Staff Union is asking for support from fellow UAW members to keep the pressure on—here's a message from them on how you can help. On behalf of the Goddard College Staff Union,...
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 in the News: Can the UAW Rise Again?
Alex Press reported for Jacobin from the 2023 Bargaining Convention: Shawn Fain, a local UAW official from Kokomo, Indiana, ran for president on a slate called UAW Members United. The slate was backed by Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD), an internal caucus that...
UAWD in the News: Auto Workers Convention Lurches Towards Reversing Concessions
Keith Brower Brown (Local 2865) and Jane Slaughter write for Labor Notes about the 2023 Bargaining Convention: The UAW's Bargaining Conventions are held every four years as the "Big 3" automaker contracts near expiration. They are intended for locally elected...
UAWD in the News: UAW Ready to Play Hardball, New President Tells Detroit 3
Joseph Szczesny writes for Wards Auto: On his first day in office, the UAW’s new president, Shawn Fain, vowed the union will change direction on his watch. [...] Younger workers, who have become part of the UAWD (Unite All Workers for Democracy) caucus, which...
UAWD in the News: How UAW’s transforming itself ahead of contract talks with automakers
Jamie L. LaReau and Eric D. Lawrence write for the Detroit Free Press: For the first time, the UAW has a leader elected by the rank-and-file. On Saturday, Shawn Fain was declared the winner over incumbent President Ray Curry in a runoff election. On Sunday, Fain was...
Victory for UAWD Priority Resolution on Student Worker Solidarity!
This afternoon, delegates at the UAW Bargaining Convention voted to pass the Resolution to Build Student Worker Solidarity, one of UAWD’s priorities for this year’s Convention. As more and more student-workers unionize with the UAW, universities are finding ways to...
Victory for Solidarity! UAWD Priority Resolution on Honoring Picket Lines Passes at Convention
This morning, delegates at the UAW Bargaining Convention voted to pass the Resolution to Honor Picket Lines, one of UAWD’s priorities for this year’s Convention. Striking is the most powerful tool that we have as a labor union, but UAW contracts do not currently allow...
