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Archive: May 2024

  • NYT FULL-PAGE AD: Is Shawn Fain America’s Latest Election Denier?

    Posted on May 30, 2024 by LaborPains.org Team

    UAW President Shawn Fain loves to talk about “democracy” – until it doesn’t go his way.  In a recent secret ballot vote, workers rejected the UAW at the Mercedes-Benz Alabama plant. But the UAW is disputing the results of its double digit loss. Despite around 90% of eligible workers participating in the union election (for […]

  • Bloated Budgets and Sagging Membership

    Posted on May 09, 2024 by LaborPains.org Team

    The United Auto Workers (UAW) hit two records last year – the lowest number of active members since the great recession and the highest amount of money spent on staff salaries in that same time period. A careful analysis of the UAW’s most recent financial filings with the Department of Labor reveals that the union […]

  • SEIU Stands With Anti-Israel Campus Chaos

    Posted on May 06, 2024 by LaborPains.org Team

    The SEIU has decided to inject itself into the Israel debate once again by issuing a statement supporting the protests against Israel currently happening across the country, specifically on college campuses.  Columbia University in New York has been a prime location for protesting students. Some of these protesters even barricaded themselves in one of the […]