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UAW Statement on Increasing Strike Pay to $500 Per Week
Today, the UAW International Executive Board unanimously approved increasing strike pay from $400 to $500 per week. This increase reflects the effects of continuing inflation as well as the need for our union to prepare for an important bargaining year affecting multiple sectors and employers. “This increase will immediately help members who are on strike,” The post UAW Statement on Increasing Strike Pay to $500 Per Week appeared first on UAW. — Feb 21
USC GRAD WORKERS WIN THEIR UNION, JOIN UAW
Successful vote is latest victory in growing grad worker union movement Los Angeles, CA – By a 93% margin, graduate workers at the University of Southern California have voted 1,599 to 122 in favor of joining the Graduate Student Workers Organizing Committee-United Auto Workers (GSWOC-UAW), according to ballots tallied today by the National Labor Relations The post USC GRAD WORKERS WIN THEIR UNION, JOIN UAW appeared first on UAW. — Feb 17
HarperCollins Union UAW Local 2110 Members Ratify New Contract, Win Improved and New Benefits
New York, NY — HarperCollins Union members have ratified their tentative agreement after a three-month strike against HarperCollins Publishers, a subsidiary of News Corp. Members will be returning to work on February 21. “We are very proud of this agreement. Our members fought tooth and nail for every letter of it and the result goes beyond The post HarperCollins Union UAW Local 2110 Members Ratify New Contract, Win Improved and New Benefits appeared first on UAW. — Feb 17
UAW Statement on Ford Motor Company Announcement for New LFP Battery Plant in Marshall, Michigan
Today, Ford Motor Company announced that they would be building a new LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, which will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. “Ford got it right by building this plant right here in Michigan,” says UAW President Ray Curry. “We supported the public investment into this The post UAW Statement on Ford Motor Company Announcement for New LFP Battery Plant in Marshall, Michigan appeared first on UAW. — Feb 13
Statement by UAW President Ray Curry on President Biden’s State of the Union Address
President Biden promised to be the most pro-union President in our country’s history. Two years into his first term, he has made good on his promise time and time again. Under his leadership, Congress passed landmark laws like the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS and Science Act, and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Altogether they will create good The post Statement by UAW President Ray Curry on President Biden’s State of the Union Address appeared first on UAW. — Feb 8