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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "uaw"

'This is a Class War' -- Auto Workers Fight 50 Percent Pay Cut Demand

'This is a Class War' -- Auto Workers Fight 50 Percent Pay Cut Demand

Wendy Thompson, Labor Notes. April 15, 2008.
Workers are fighting two-tier wage system; offshoring at profitable Detroit firm.

Autoworkers Gave up Much Without a Fight

Autoworkers Gave up Much Without a Fight

Eve Tahmincioglu, Huffington Post. November 6, 2007.
The threat of offshoring and declining membership has left the big industrial unions more conciliatory than ever.

UAW R.I.P?

UAW R.I.P?

Max Fraser, The Nation. October 22, 2007.
Despite repeated efforts, the UAW has never been able to establish a foothold in foreign-owned factories, which are often strategically located in rural areas with a negligible union presence, antilabor state legislation and depressed local economies.

Massive Inequality is Unexamined Fault Line Behind GM Walk-Out

Massive Inequality is Unexamined Fault Line Behind GM Walk-Out

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 2, 2007.
The brief national strike against America's biggest automaker has a good bit to tell us about the gap that divides the awesomely affluent in the United States from everyone else.

UAW Swaps Next Generation's Wages, Benefits for U.S. Jobs

UAW Swaps Next Generation's Wages, Benefits for U.S. Jobs

Mark Trumbull, Christian Science Monitor. October 1, 2007.
New Fund secures healthcare for retirees even if General Motors goes bankrupt.

Strike Over: Did UAW Sell Out Future Auto Workers to Protect Current Membership?

Strike Over: Did UAW Sell Out Future Auto Workers to Protect Current Membership?

Max Fraser, The Nation. September 26, 2007.
The details of UAW's deal with GM haven't been made public, but reports suggest a troubling possibility for one of the few industries with high-paying manufacturing jobs ...

73,000 GM Autoworkers On Strike for More Job Security

73,000 GM Autoworkers On Strike for More Job Security

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: PEEK. September 25, 2007.
Melissa McEwan: "It's our duty. It's the only power we have," says Eric Lehtonen, 50, who works at the Lansing Grand River assembly plant.

Auto Workers Walk Out of GM Plants, Picket-lines go Up.

Auto Workers Walk Out of GM Plants, Picket-lines go Up.

Tim Higgins, Detroit Free Press. September 24, 2007.
While strikers and sympathizers honked horns, workers streamed out of Michigan GM plants to join the line.