Al.com reports former University of Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban has asked the UAW to pull ads that feature a comment he made about unions and college football. “I recently learned the United Autoworkers (UAW) union has taken the liberty of featuring my comments in advertisements released as part […]
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UA, AU to UAW: Cease and Desist
YellowhammerNews.com is reporting the University of Alabama and Auburn University have sent a “cease and desist” letter to the UAW for what it says are infringements on their trademarks. The statement, issued jointly by the two universities reads, in part: “The United Auto Workers are currently infringing on the intellectual […]
Nissan Workers Vote to Decertify UAW
Several online sources report employees at a Nissan parts distribution center in New Jersey have voted to decertify the UAW. Workers in Somerset, New Jersey filed a petition in April to rid themselves of the union. The union was certified in 2020 according to reports. On May 1, the decertification […]
Bargaining In Bad Faith? No Contract After A Year
UAW staff organizers employed by the UAW claim the UAW refuses to negotiate in good faith with its staff. UAW staff organizers voted to unionize more than year ago. Today, the staff organizers still do not have a contract. Labor Union News reports: Following their unionization last year, union organizers […]
UAW Charged With Making Illegal Threats
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation reports that seven Philadelphia-area auto workers have filed federal charges against the UAW. The employees say that union officials not only ignored their lawful requests to leave the union during a strike, they also seized their pay illegally. “The UAW is a […]
UAW Leaders Enjoy Vacation During Layoffs
Even after previous leaders were convicted of corruption charges, UAW leaders were apparently unconcerned with the optics of holding a union meeting at a luxury resort on the sun-drenched beaches of Puerto Rico, while rank and file members of the union face layoffs. Labor Union News reports: “At a time […]
Ford Lays off 9,700 in Wake of Strikes
Two Ford assembly plants were down for days, resulting in temporary layoffs in the wake of UAW strike actions, The Detroit Free Press reports. The Dearborn Truck Plant was down from January 25 through 31 and the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri was down from January 25 through February […]
Recently laid off UAW workers hold protest
DETROIT – A group of United Auto Workers who were recently laid off held a protest Saturday outside Solidarity House. “Shawn Fain lied to us, and as a result, Stellantis fired us,” Ashley Wilmoth said. Click the image below to watch the Detroit Local 4 report:
UAW Members Face Financial Turmoil
When workers go on strike, they often find themselves facing financial difficulties when “strike pay” proves to be much less than their regular paychecks and frustration over the unknowns of how long the strike may keep them off the job. The Detroit Free Press recently reported on autoworkers impacted by […]
UPS to Cut Jobs After a Union Deal
NPR is reporting that, after a series of combative negotiations with the Teamsters Unions concluded in September, UPS has announced it will cut 12,000 jobs. As a reason for reducing the number of workers employed by UPS, the company cited a need to reduce expenses. Read more at NPR.com.