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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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 […]
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.
Since the ratification of the UAW contract in October, the Detroit 3 auto makers have reported significant employee layoffs. Reports show Ford laid-off 9,700 workers in January. GM employees are reported to have suffered layoffs at 2 Michigan plants, totaling 1,300. Stellantis (Jeep) is reported to have announced 4,000 layoffs […]
Pastor Murphy Green cautions, “Hyundai came here when there was nothing here, and it brought a lot of opportunities for people that didn’t have opportunities here… When unions come in, they benefit themselves more than they will benefit the members. Be very careful about going with a union at this […]
Bloomberg is reporting that General Motors Co. and Stellantis reported slowing US sales growth in December of 2023, as it tried to recover from United Auto Workers strikes at four assembly plants. Stellantis reported a 1% drop in sales, according to Bloomberg. Meanwhile, Hyundai sales gained 5% during the same […]