Sacramento – UAW members are disappointed to hear that Governor Newsom has vetoed Assembly Bill 504 (Reyes), which passed both chambers of the Legislature earlier this year. AB 504 would have prohibited contract language restricting public-sector workers’ right to honor each other’s picket lines, an important step towards making the collective bargaining process work as
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— Oct 9
Workers from Stellantis rallied with UAW leaders and local city officials yesterday at Manz Field in Detroit to demand the end of the exploitive supplemental employee system utilized at the automaker. UAW Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock, Vice President Rich Boyer, and Region 1 Director LaShawn English attended the event to offer their solidarity and support to
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— Oct 9
After voting by 73% to reject a tentative agreement, nearly 4,000 UAW members at Mack Trucks in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Florida walked out on strike at 7 a.m. on Monday, October 9. “I’m inspired to see UAW members at Mack Trucks holding out for a better deal, and ready to stand up and walk off
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— Oct 9
In a new video, UAW Archivist at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Gavin Strassel, shares one of the most unique and interesting objects in the library’s extensive collections: a carved wooden middle finger gifted to iconic UAW President Walter Reuther. “Walter was a straitlaced man,” Strassel explains. “He didn’t drink or smoke. And he did
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— Oct 8
DETROIT – UAW President Shawn Fain announced today that General Motors will include electric vehicle battery production work in the UAW’s national master agreement with the company. GM’s commitment is a historic step forward, guaranteeing that the transition to electric vehicles at GM will be a just transition that brings good union jobs to communities across
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— Oct 6
