The APALA Convention served as a reminder that although there is a long way to go before the labor movement reaches its potential as the strong defense it could be against attacks on immigrants, there exists a start within our own communities.
The outcome of the election will ultimately hinge on the 41 challenged ballots. The union called those ballots “illegitimate,” and called on Ford to “drop their anti-democratic effort to undermine the outcome of the election.”
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“They’re all part of the same industry. It’s not necessarily who is taking jobs from whom, it's the same industry. No one is stealing from anybody. There’s shrinkage on both sides of the border.”
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain explains his union’s position on tariffs and argues that we need a political movement that puts working-class people first to address the current political crisis in the US.
In an interview, United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain argues that the era of “free-trade” deals like NAFTA has been a disaster for the US working class and that smart tariffs can help bring back good auto jobs.
Ten national unions and dozens of locals representing more than 3 million members have issued a joint statement demanding the release of immigrant workers recently snatched by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (You can add your name below)
Can worker-to-worker organizing allow unions to scale up and help reverse the labor movement’s long decline?
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