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After Weeks of Delay, Company Comes Back With Unfair Offer
On Sept. 8, Stellantis finally came back with a counterproposal to our core economics demands. It’s a deeply unfair offer. The wage proposal doesn’t make up for inflation, let alone make up for past losses. Click here to see a side-by-side comparison of our demands and their unfair offer. The post After Weeks of Delay, Company Comes Back With Unfair Offer appeared first on UAW. — Sep 8
Statement from UAW President Fain on GM’s Latest Proposal
In response to GM’s proposal submitted on September 7, UAW President Shawn Fain released the following statement: “After refusing to bargain in good faith for the past six weeks, only after having federal labor board charges filed against them, GM has come to the table with an insulting proposal that doesn’t come close to an The post Statement from UAW President Fain on GM’s Latest Proposal appeared first on UAW. — Sep 7
VIDEO: “Justice for Belvidere”
BELVIDERE, Ill. – Today the UAW released a new video, “Justice for Belvidere,” that captures the heartbreak and the hope of workers at an Illinois assembly plant idled by Stellantis in February. Despite making $14.7 billion in North American profits in 2022, Stellantis suspended operations at Belvidere Assembly, laying off more than 1,300 workers. Multiple reports indicate that the The post VIDEO: “Justice for Belvidere” appeared first on UAW. — Sep 6
New Video Shows How the UAW Has Lifted Up Families Like President Fain’s and Is Fighting at the Big Three to Save the American Dream
This Labor Day, the UAW released “Prosperity,” a new video showing how the union has helped lift millions of American families into the middle class. One of those families was UAW President Shawn Fain’s. In the video, partly filmed at two practice pickets last month in Louisville, Fain tells of the poverty his grandparents endured The post New Video Shows How the UAW Has Lifted Up Families Like President Fain’s and Is Fighting at the Big Three to Save the American Dream appeared first on UAW. — Sep 4
Despite Stalling Tactics of University, WPI Graduate Workers Win First Contract
This week, 600 graduate student researchers and instructors (the WPI Graduate Workers’ Union) ratified their first contract at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with a 97.5% yes vote. Workers at the university achieved a very strong first contract that includes: 20% raises in the first year with salary increases that bring workers’ salary up from $32,000 The post Despite Stalling Tactics of University, WPI Graduate Workers Win First Contract appeared first on UAW. — Sep 3