UAW

UAW and VW: Workers need a fighting union

Just over a year ago the National Labor Relations Board conducted a union representation election at the Volkswagen plant in…

March 9, 2015

On the picket line

VW workers not fooled by bosses’ pseudo-union plan After narrowly losing a union election in the Chattanooga, Tenn., Volkswagen assembly…

January 24, 2015

On the picket line

Atlantic City casino workers protest health care rollbacks As many as 700 UNITE-HERE Local 54 casino workers at Trump Taj…

October 17, 2014

On the picket line

UAW forms local at Tenn. Volkswagen plant In an unorthodox move on July 10, the United Auto Workers set up…

July 17, 2014

Detroit auto parts plant strike threat wins union

Detroit -- Kace Logistics is one of many companies that function near or inside a major auto assembly plant. Workers…

May 18, 2014

GM ignition scandal continues

Months after the link between a faulty ignition switch and car crash fatalities made front-page news, General Motors’ reckless disregard…

May 15, 2014

Detroiters reject austerity

April 1 — More than 500 loud and angry workers marched at the federal bankruptcy court in Detroit to voice…

April 3, 2014

UAW loss at VW: unions must not vacillate on racism

Several weeks after the United Auto Workers lost a close election at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., the discussion continues…

March 6, 2014

UAW & VW: Class struggle versus class collaboration

Following the vote against union representation at Volkswagen’s plant in Tennessee, the United Auto Workers filed an appeal with the…

February 27, 2014

Volkswagen workers lost. Why?

From Feb. 12 to 14, hourly workers at Volkswagen’s four-year-old plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted on whether or not to…

February 20, 2014