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General Motors is laying off 1,314 employees at manufacturing plants in Michigan, months after reaching a new labor contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW).
"With the United Auto Workers sellout contracts in hand, the Big Three automakers are accelerating plans to slash jobs, intensify the pace and length of work, and restructure their operations."
Unite Here Local 11 supports housing the homeless in California hotels. If the union gets its way, tourists could soon find themselves staying in hotel hell.
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The SEIU’s $20 wage hike will be a wrecking ball to CA’s restaurant industry. Workers who find themselves with fewer shifts or out of a job entirely can thank the union for yet another harmful policy.
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"They stated that this contract was an historic win for the automotive industry, and that this was going to be something good for the working class. But in reality, it was an historical win for them. It did not benefit us at all."
"A sizable faction of the UAW’s membership is not manufacturing workers but unionized graduate students. And UAW’s national leadership took its cues on the Israel-Hamas conflict based on the pressure it faced from these more 'woke' constituencies."
In a secret ballot election, workers at the Alabama Mercedes plant voted 56% against UAW representation. Now, the UAW President is asking the Biden NLRB to overrule the workers' decision and force them to vote again.
Fain should stop trying to undermine workplace democracy.
“The whole [UAW] contract was a set-up,... they just said what workers wanted to hear. All they are interested in is collecting union dues, not helping us.”
"UAW rank-and-filers — even those in non-Right to Work states — have rights and are supposed to enjoy at least minimal freedom-of-association under U.S. law, yet the union that would represent them does not respect those rights."
"This was a significant loss for newer workers who were not grandfathered into the preexisting pension plans."
UAW Fails to Win Back Pension Plans for Newer Workers
A UAW union official threatened Vargas and her coworkers that, if they didn’t sign cards authorizing the direct deduction of union dues from their paychecks, their wages would be reduced. This threat was a blatant violation of federal law.
"Could the UAW’s decline have anything to do with the fact that it currently operates under a court-appointed monitor resulting from a 2020 settlement that included convicting over a dozen former union officials, including two past presidents, of fraud?"
“I don’t think the tentative agreement goes far enough. I think it’s divisive. It doesn’t get rid of the tiers, and it doesn’t meet all of our needs as a whole.”
As the UAW strike rages on, an additional 160 auto workers at GM are facing layoffs. Overall, more than 2,000 GM workers have faced layoffs as a result of the strike.
"We've said at both previous union votes we believe the workers at Volkswagen are being treated well by management and don't need the baggage that comes with UAW representation. We haven't heard anything that would change our mind this time."
While SEIU President Mary Kay Henry was at the helm, the union faced sexual harassment scandals, allegations of union-busting, and a failed "Fight for $15" movement that would have cost hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country.
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“At a time when so much media attention is being paid to high-profile organizing efforts by the UAW, more interest should be given to the workers who have seen the union’s so-called ‘representation’ up close, and now want nothing to do with it”
"Listen up, autoworkers everywhere: UAW President Fain is waving the historic contract he wrested from the Detroit Three to end the strike.
His gangster-style negotiating tactics may win higher wages and benefits, but they ultimately kill jobs."
“Fain said the strike would make things better for the TPTs and that we would be protected from being fired for nothing and from mass layoffs. It all was a lie."
How is the United Auto Workers union spending workers' money?
Nearly $4 million on entertainment is just the start.
This chart shows national spending. Get more details and local spending stats at
"Several members of the United Auto Workers Union in Marysville said that after a deal was reached between the Big Three auto manufacturers and the union, they were told the Marysville plant would be shut down as part of the agreement reached."
Last fall’s contentious United Auto Workers’ strike changed Ford’s relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles, Ford’s top executive said.
The truth is that every international auto manufacturing facility in the United States that went union eventually shut down. As for the union’s big “victory” in Michigan last year, well, that can only be described as a win for the union, not the workers.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is under investigation by the court-appointed watchdog tasked with eliminating corruption, according to a federal court filing, one of a series of probes targeting top leaders of the scandal-plagued union.
"Workers have a lot more power when they can deal directly with management one-on-one versus having the UAW acting as the middleman. Indeed, we know that all too often, the UAW will compromise the best interests of employees to protect their own influence"
"Union dues alone can run upwards of $1,000 per year. Unions are notorious for mismanaging funds and using dues to make political donations that often fail to reflect the views of union members."
Ford Motor Co. says a six-week strike by the United Auto Workers union cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year.
The UAW claims to care about the environment, so why is the union on strike over electric vehicles? It's just the latest in the union's history of fighting environmental protections while claiming to support a green auto industry.
When Ford offered UAW Pres Shawn Fain a 20% pay raise, he blasted this offer as unacceptable, calling for 40%. Now, he's proudly trumpeting 25%.
It only took him 6 weeks, thousands of lost jobs, and ~$10 billion in economic damage to accept reality.
Leaked messages reveal the union’s true motive may not be getting the best deal for workers but doling out the worst punishment for the Big Three.
Union bosses are still collecting their full paychecks while thousands of workers suffer layoffs or reduced wages.
Despite around 90% of eligible workers participating in the union election and losing by a 12-point margin, the UAW is calling for a new vote.
It's an ironic twist for a UAW that claims to represent a more democratic direction from past leadership.
The statement said the executive board vote took place after a report from the UAW compliance director, which indicated that Mock "repeatedly abused her authority and violated UAW policies."
"Unions are a get rich scheme – but not for Alabama’s workers. Alabama workers will pay for the lavish vacations, luxury cars and fancy dinners of UAW President Shawn Fain and his buddies."
"Take Fain's promised four-day workweek — which none of the final agreements allow for. He also promised members would be given pensions, yet no new pensions were given out in the final contracts.
And his greatest broken promise? Job security. Just days after announcing a
UAW President Shawn Fain promised members job security. But just days after announcing a tentative contract with Stellantis, the company announced the closure of two facilities. Since then, there have been hundreds of layoffs across the company. Learn more
CUF is calling on the
@SEIU
and its President
@MaryKayHenry
to immediately condemn these despicable statements from
@WorkersUnited
organizers. Turning a blind eye to this blatant defense of terrorist attacks by an affiliated union is simply unacceptable.
Examples below.
What does Gaza have to do with autoworkers? The answer is what you might suspect — absolutely nothing.
These protests are not being carried out by autoworkers. Instead, the UAW’s army of coastal elite grad students are leading the charge against Israel.
The UAW made big promises to its members, but shortly after the Big Three contract was signed, hundreds of employees were laid off. Now, laid-off workers are speaking out about the UAW’s betrayal.
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The UAW often proudly notes its support for EVs and concern over climate change. So why is it blasting the Biden administration for investing in EV plants?
Add this to the union’s long history of hypocrisy on vehicle emissions.
"The strikes may begin impacting current vehicle owners in need of mechanical or body repairs or routine maintenance due to replacement part availability being impacted by the parts distribution centers that are idled by the UAW."
Members of the UAW's Association of Legal Aid Attorneys say the union fostered a hostile environment toward Jews. Four lawyers said the abuse was so severe it almost forced them to quit their jobs.
"You’ve got the president of the union, Shawn Fain, fighting with the secretary treasurer. You've also got him fighting with the vice president who was in charge of Stellantis. So yeah, there’s turmoil at the top."
“Fain did a lot of play fighting for the Big Three, he didn’t even do that for us,” said a worker from Macungie. “People like me couldn’t stay out there financially, we were forced back. We didn’t get wages, COLA was out the door. The company got everything they wanted and we got
The United Steelworkers is attempting to betray the months-long strike of 1,700 nurses by imposing a contract that will not ensure safe staffing or meet the workers’ most basic economic needs.
“UAW’s decision to strike over nonlabor issues violates the no-strike clause of their contracts with UC and sets a dangerous and far-reaching precedent that social, political and cultural issues that are not labor-related can support a labor strike.”
With travel to exotic places like Puerto Rico, the new UAW leadership risks being viewed as only a slight departure from the prior leaders, who spent millions of dollars of members’ dues on themselves.
The UAW's court-appointed corruption watchdog recently released a new report alleging concerns about union leadership "slow-rolling" an investigation into allegations of financial misconduct in the UAW President's Office.
Now, the UAW is coming to Indiana and the message is clear: As it runs out of steam, it’s not looking out for workers; it’s only looking to rake in dues, even if that means limiting workers’ rights.
While workers up and down the auto supply line suffer from the UAW's extended strike, union boss Shawn Fain seems to be enjoying his moment in the spotlight. Is he really motivated by a desire to build up workers? Or is he doing it to get famous?
"It's bad news for the UAW. It probably does increase the pressure if the votes are unsuccessful to say, 'Hey, we can’t spend our declining membership dues on a futile effort to organize.'"
“[UAW’s] goals should be achieved through creative but hard-nosed collective bargaining, not with attacks on the automakers in ways that can hurt them in the marketplace.”
Excellent analysis from John McElroy.
The United Auto Workers’ newest members are already getting more than they bargained for, but not in the way they were promised. The union’s leader is all in for campus lawbreaking, and he’s denouncing Israel for its war against Hamas.
"Ford finance chief John Lawler pointed to “opportunities in automation” when asked about how the company plans to cover the cost of its new labor contract."
"This is a devastating blow to the UAW bureaucracy, the Biden administration and the court-appointed Monitor, who collectively oversaw the election and worked to suppress voter turnout."
"Hotel employees are not equipped to handle the challenges of housing the homeless, including situations that include drug use or mental illness. The union should be protecting its members from this potential danger, not forcing it upon them."
In 2023, the UAW went on strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers – and brought home what it called a “record contract.”
The contract broke records alright: a record number of layoffs.
Fain kept UAW workers on strike when companies offered a 20% pay increase, claiming anything less than 40% was an insult. Now, he’s cheering for 25%. Does that math add up for workers who have been out of work for weeks?
Roughly 3,000 workers have been impacted by layoffs since the UAW strike began last month. That number could increase to as many as 500,000 if the strikes continue to expand.
"Although the union has $1.1 billion in net assets, it is not paying the nurses strike pay. For the past two-and-a-half months, the nurses have had to find second jobs, file for unemployment or rely on donations to make ends meet."
In Alabama, the UAW is filing an objection to the Mercedes-Benz unionization vote that was soundly defeated, 56% to 44%, with 90% turnout. What happened to respecting the vote and not questioning election results?
The UAW may have a new face, but it doesn't mean workers are any better off. Hear what one auto worker has to say about the union's president and his controversial tactics and broken promises to members. Learn more at .
Is the United Steelworkers union selling out its members? After a recent five-week strike ended with disappointing results, some union workers are asking the question.
"Advocacy for defined benefit pension plans is surely something the UAW will use to encourage workers to join. Of course, the likelihood of these companies adopting defined benefit pension plans under any circumstances is, to be charitable, quite low"
Ex-UAW president has now been charged with corruption after years of embezzling members’ dues money for golf, premium cigars, vacation villas, and fine dining.