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'We are unafraid': In face of Trump win, champions of working class vow epic fight

The results of last week's U.S. elections were cataclysmic for the Democratic Party, which lost control of the White House and Senate as the Republicans gained a trifecta, but economic justice advocates on Wednesday said that for many working people, the fight for a better standard of living and a political system that places people over Wall Street profits remains …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

UAW president calls for working class unity against billionaire 'lap dog' Donald Trump

Raw Story

United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain late Tuesday called for working class unity against Republican nominee Donald Trump in the final stretch of the 2024 race, warning that the former president would serve the interests of his own class and embolden the nation's executives to intensify their decades-long war on the labor movement. Fain said that the United States is …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

NPR

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR As November 5 draws closer, labor unions are blanketing swing states with tens of thousands of canvassers, deploying far more resources than in past elections in a bid to get the labor-friendly ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz elected. toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Harris, Walz start hitting Trump on manufacturing in bid for working class voters

Politico

It’s the latest in an escalating series of attacks both Walz and Harris have been making on Trump’s manufacturing record — a centerpiece of the Republican’s campaign. “And now he says we should just let China dominate the auto industry.” Last weekend, the campaign dispatched populist Sen. Bernie Sanders and United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, whose union has endorsed …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

UAW endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states

Associated Press

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, giving her union firepower for the likely contest this November against Republican Donald Trump. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union’s “job” in this year’s election was to defeat Trump. The UAW endorsed Biden’s reelection bid in January, just a few …

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7 months ago

'We'll be back,' says UAW chief Shawn Fain after 'tough loss' in Alabama

Raw Story

Workers at a pair of Mercedes-Benz plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama narrowly voted against joining the United Auto Workers this week, according to a preliminary tally on Friday. Speaking to reporters Friday evening, UAW president Shawn Fain said that it was "obviously not the result we wanted" but "we'll be back in Vance." The UAW has ramped up organizing in the …

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7 months, 1 week ago

UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama

Hindustan Times

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama The voting at the two Mercedes …

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7 months, 1 week ago

UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama

The Independent

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7 months, 1 week ago

After decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win

Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers union at two Mercedes factories in Alabama on Friday sidetracked the UAW’s grand plan to sign up workers at nonunion plants mainly in the South. But newly elected President Shawn Fain said the union will return to Mercedes and will press on with efforts to organize about 150,000 workers …

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8 months ago

Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union

Associated Press

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. If there are none, the election will be certified and VW and the union must “begin bargaining in good faith.” President Joe Biden, who backed …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mercedes workers at an Alabama plant call for union representation vote

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A majority of workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are calling for a vote to join the United Auto Workers union, which is on a drive to sign up non-union plants across the country. Their call for a union election arrives just weeks after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, set a date …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Seeking to defy history, the UAW is coming closer to unionizing in the South

NPR

Seeking to defy history, the UAW is coming closer to unionizing in the South Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR The United Auto Workers union has stepped up the pace on its march south. "We started signing authorization cards Thanksgiving weekend, and it just stacked up quick," says Jeremy Kimbrell, who's worked for Mercedes for 24 years, …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

UAW says a majority of workers at an Alabama Mercedes plant have signed cards supporting the union

Associated Press

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers said Tuesday that a majority of workers at a Mercedes plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have signed cards in support of joining the union. Earlier in February, the UAW announced that a majority of workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had signed union cards. Mercedes worker Jeremy Kimbrell said in a statement Tuesday that …

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11 months ago

‘Honored to have your back, and you have mine': Biden endorsed by United Auto Workers in election

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden picked up an endorsement from the United Auto Workers union Wednesday, an important boost to the Democratic president’s reelection bid as he pushes to sway blue-collar workers his way in critical auto-making swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin. “He heard the call and he stood up and he showed up,” Fain said of Biden’s …

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11 months ago

Biden gets UAW endorsement after noticeable delay

Politico

Biden addressed union members after Fain, less than a day after the New Hampshire primary all but cemented his general election rematch against former President Donald Trump. “It’s not about anything but our best shot at taking back power for the working class,” Fain said onstage to chants of “UAW!” from the crowd. “Not just the bigger unions but the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Trump visits Michigan autoworkers a day after Biden, ramping up 2024 race

Al Jazeera

Back-to-back visits underscore significance of working-class vote in key states during the US presidential election. Former United States President Donald Trump has travelled to Michigan to court striking auto-workers, just one day after President Joe Biden walked the picket line in Detroit to show support for their labour union. The back-to-back visits underscore the significance of so-called Rust Belt battleground …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Striking Autoworkers Greeting Trump, Biden Visits With Shrugs And Cynicism

Huff Post

United Auto Workers members walk the picket line Sept. 18, blocking a truck from entering a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan. Biden made history last week when he said he would travel to the nation’s auto capital to “join the picket line” with striking members of the United Auto Workers — days after Trump announced he was planning his …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers, expressing sympathy for the union by suggesting that the Big 3 automakers should share their “record profits.” “No one wants to strike,” Biden said in brief remarks at the White House. The Democratic president said he is …

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1 year, 10 months ago

2 rivals from factory floors facing off in race to lead UAW

Associated Press

DETROIT — Two men who began their careers on factory floors are competing to lead the 373,000 members of the United Auto Workers, a union that helps set standards for wages across the nation’s manufacturing sector. It will be the first-ever direct election of a UAW president in the union’s 88-year history. Under Curry’s leadership for the past 19 months, …

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2 years ago

Reformers take 6 of 14 UAW board seats, could win majority

Associated Press

DETROIT — Reform-minded candidates won several races as members of the United Auto Workers union voted on their leaders in an election that stemmed from a federal bribery and embezzlement scandal involving former union officials. In unofficial results posted early Sunday on a federal court-appointed monitor’s website, challengers took six of 14 seats on the union’s International Executive Board. Two …

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3 years ago

UAW votes for direct election of leaders in wake of scandal

Associated Press

DETROIT — Members of the United Auto Workers union have overwhelmingly approved picking their leaders by direct ballot elections, rejecting a system that many blamed for a bribery and embezzlement scandal in the union’s top ranks. Peggy Jones, a worker at General Motors’ truck assembly plant in Flint, Michigan, said she voted to keep the delegate system but understands that …

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'We are unafraid': In face of Trump win, champions of working class vow epic fight

UAW president calls for working class unity against billionaire 'lap dog' Donald Trump

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

Harris, Walz start hitting Trump on manufacturing in bid for working class voters

UAW endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states

'We'll be back,' says UAW chief Shawn Fain after 'tough loss' in Alabama

UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama

UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama

After decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win

Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union

Mercedes workers at an Alabama plant call for union representation vote

Seeking to defy history, the UAW is coming closer to unionizing in the South

UAW says a majority of workers at an Alabama Mercedes plant have signed cards supporting the union

‘Honored to have your back, and you have mine': Biden endorsed by United Auto Workers in election

Biden gets UAW endorsement after noticeable delay

Trump visits Michigan autoworkers a day after Biden, ramping up 2024 race

Striking Autoworkers Greeting Trump, Biden Visits With Shrugs And Cynicism

Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared

2 rivals from factory floors facing off in race to lead UAW

Reformers take 6 of 14 UAW board seats, could win majority

UAW votes for direct election of leaders in wake of scandal