Auto Workers Call on Unions to Align Contract Expirations
Is it time for a big, united strike by millions of union members against the billionaire class?
We get pitched this idea sometimes at Labor Notes. Usually we dismiss it as coming from starry-eyed dreamers eager to pass over the hard work of organizing and skip ahead to the “general strike.”
Ballots Out in UAW Presidential Run-Off
The run-off election for president of the United Auto Workers is underway. Ballots hit the mail January 12 and counting will start March 1.
The election pits challenger Shawn Fain, an electrician from Kokomo, Indiana, and an international rep, against incumbent president Ray Curry. The 400,000-member union represents workers at the Big Three auto plants, auto parts factories, and other sectors including heavy equipment manufacturing and higher education.