UAW

On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

New School strike Part-time faculty at the New School in New York City are on the picket line, since the…

November 30, 2022
On strike: Alabama coal miners ratchet up pressureOn strike: Alabama coal miners ratchet up pressure

On strike: Alabama coal miners ratchet up pressure

Union coal miners in Brookwood, Alabama, on strike since April 1, 2021, are stepping up plans for resistance. The job…

November 22, 2022
Members United slate forms to revive UAW’s fighting traditionMembers United slate forms to revive UAW’s fighting tradition

Members United slate forms to revive UAW’s fighting tradition

“Change is coming to the UAW.”  This is the promise made to the rank and file of the United Auto…

August 16, 2022
<span class="streamer">UAW Convention</span><br>Militants open struggle against business unionism<span class="streamer">UAW Convention</span><br>Militants open struggle against business unionism

<span class="streamer">UAW Convention</span><br>Militants open struggle against business unionism

Detroit February 11, 1937, marks the victory of the 44-day Flint Sit-down Strike that forced General Motors to recognize the…

August 4, 2022
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Stanford nurses win big contract gains following week-long strike The 5,000 nurses at Stanford Health Care and Packard Children’s Hospitals…

May 13, 2022
UAW must challenge bosses’ profit formulaUAW must challenge bosses’ profit formula

UAW must challenge bosses’ profit formula

Negotiations between the Big Three auto companies and the United Auto Workers have been underway since the last half of…

August 15, 2015
Auto contract talks begin – time to dump two-tier!Auto contract talks begin – time to dump two-tier!

Auto contract talks begin – time to dump two-tier!

On July 12, contract talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers began with the traditional, much-photographed handshake between…

July 24, 2015
Then and now: The UAW vs. the bossesThen and now: The UAW vs. the bosses

Then and now: The UAW vs. the bosses

This past May marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Automobile Workers in Detroit in 1935. Less…

June 2, 2015
Detroit auto parts workers say ‘Union yes’Detroit auto parts workers say ‘Union yes’

Detroit auto parts workers say ‘Union yes’

When we think of low-wage workers, it’s often service workers who come to mind — fast food and retail workers…

May 14, 2015
At UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal workAt UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal work

At UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal work

This year, the United Auto Workers union will negotiate new contracts with auto and truck manufacturers General Motors, Ford and…

March 30, 2015