"One of our biggest goals coming out of this historic contract victory is to organize like we've never organized before," said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain.
UAW President Shawn Fain announced a deal with Ford. The contract gains are substantial.
The auto industry negotiations UAW and Unifor are engaged in are distinct and complex. Ultimately, autoworkers in Canada and the US are fighting for the same things: fairness, job security, and respect after the sacrifices of the last brutal years.
Increased militancy after pandemic sacrifices and tighter labor market contributed to impressive contract deals in the last year.
In the early 1900s, Ford Motor Company commanded strong loyalty from Detroit’s black workers. But the United Auto Workers broke Ford’s stranglehold through patient organizing, cementing an alliance that would bear fruit for decades.
6800 more autoworkers join the strike.
A month of renewed protest and repression
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Under pressure from the striking United Auto Workers, General Motors agreed last week to include EV battery plants in its master agreement with the union. It’s a huge victory for the UAW — and a crucial step in ensuring the transition to EVs benefit
GM’s promise to cover its EV battery factories under the national master agreement gives workers a share of the gains from going electric.
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