Lisa Xu

IATSE Members Launch Reform Caucus as Hollywood Strikes Wrap

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A large, upbeat crowd of picketers poses on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk, many kneeling. Some picket signs say "SAG-AFTRA on strike" and others say "IATSE supports workers' rights" or "IATSE Local 52 supporters workers' rights."
November 09, 2023

After supporting screenwriters and actors through a months-long double strike, film and television crew workers are finally stepping into the spotlight themselves.

Dissatisfied with their union’s leadership and direction, a group of members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is launching a reform caucus called CREW, or the Caucus of Rank-and-File Entertainment Workers.

Auto Workers Halt Stellantis’s Biggest Moneymaker

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A Black man in sunglasses with an exuberant expression exits a factory turnstile with his right arm raised.
October 23, 2023

Today 6,800 Auto Workers (UAW) struck the most profitable Stellantis plant in the world.

At 10 a.m. workers streamed out of the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP), near Detroit, where they build the Ram 1500 pickup.

“It’s just real now,” said Crystal Pasarcik, the sergeant-at-arms at Local 1700, which represents the plant.

UAW Supporters to Hit the Pavement at Dealerships

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Three women wearing red Association of Flight Attendants shirts hold yellow signs saying, "Flight Attendants Support UAW Auto Workers."
September 28, 2023

Last Friday, some 5,000 Auto Workers (UAW) at 38 after-market parts distribution centers across General Motors and Stellantis joined the escalating “Stand-Up Strike.” Even with the scabs GM has deployed, the dealerships that receive parts from these PDCs will soon be feeling the inventory pinch for everything from replacement bumpers to Jeep handlebars.

Auto Workers Strike Spreads to 38 Parts Depots

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Auto workers march with signs that say “Stellantis Bargining in bad faith” One man is carrying a four-year old child.
September 22, 2023

The clock has ticked and tocked for two of the Big 3 automakers. At noon 5,000 more members of the Auto Workers (UAW) at 38 parts distribution centers for Stellantis and General Motors walked off the job. The facilities are spread across 20 states.

Big 3 Focus on Auto Parts Centers in Strike Prep

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A group of 30 red-shirted autoworkers stand around a banner and hold contract campaign signs.
September 11, 2023

The automakers General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis are hurtling towards a showdown with United Auto Workers (UAW) as contract talks approach the September 14 strike deadline.

As the Big 3 automakers scramble to make contingency plans, they are shining a spotlight on one specific part of the supply chain: the parts distribution centers that supply after-sales spare parts and accessories to dealerships.

Steward’s Corner: Ten-Minute Meetings

Lisa Xu

As auto workers prepare for the expiration of the Big 3 auto contracts covering 150,000 members September 14, some are turning to a valuable tool they saw UPS Teamsters use: the 10-minute meeting.

It’s simply an in-person meeting with your co-workers that is just 10 minutes long—and which, crucially, is held at work. Instead of scheduling a long meeting offsite on off-time, you’re bringing the meeting to them, and making it as convenient as possible.

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