Posted on Sep 18, 2024 by LaborPains.org Team
It’s been about a year since the UAW went on strike against Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers. Are UAW members better off than they were before? At Stellantis, the answer is a resounding “no.” While the union’s new contract with Stellantis did raise wages, the company had to offset those increased labor costs by reducing hours […]
Posted on Jul 19, 2024 by Admin
Last month, the UAW’s court-appointed corruption monitor revealed that he was investigating UAW President Shawn Fain over allegations of misconduct, retaliation, and for “slow-rolling” documents needed for an investigation. Now, a new federal court filing from shows that UAW Vice President Rich Boyer alleged that he was removed from overseeing the union’s Stellantis department after […]
Posted on Jun 12, 2024 by LaborPains.org Team
The recent corruption scandal at the UAW put two former union presidents and several other high-ranking officials behind bars. Now, an independent federal monitor serves as a corruption watchdog for the UAW. His latest report revealed some disturbing allegations against the UAW’s new “reform” president, Shawn Fain. In February, the UAW removed secretary-treasurer Margaret Mock […]
Posted on Jun 06, 2024 by LaborPains.org Team
In 2023, the UAW went on strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers – and brought home what it called a “record contract.” Well the contract broke records alright, it seems to have caused a record number of layoffs. Since the end of the strike in November 2023, over 20,000 UAW members at Big Three facilities […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted on Apr 02, 2024 by LaborPains.org Team
Recently, the UAW’s Stellantis National Council held a meeting. This isn’t news, national councils do need to meet, after all. What is news is the venue they chose for it. Rather than taking a meeting close to home, Shawn Fain, Rich Boyer, the UAW’s local Stellantis officers decamped from a cold Michigan March to the […]
Posted on Feb 15, 2024 by Admin
This month, the Center for Union Facts (CUF) launched the latest phase in its ongoing national education campaign focused on the United Auto Workers (UAW). The campaign initially aimed to shed light on a pattern of corruption within the UAW. Now, it has expanded to scrutinize the union’s new leadership (including president Shawn Fain), controversial stances […]
