Posted on Dec 05, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team
Last week, UAW President Shawn Fain announced he was “proud” of the union’s decision to endorse a ceasefire in Gaza, despite the terrorist group Hamas still being in power. He implied that the state of Israel was akin to Nazi Germany and apartheid South Africa. The UAW went on to call for a “divestment working […]
Posted on Nov 10, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team
After a six week strike, UAW members are now voting on a tentative contract deal between the union and the Big Three. But it looks like some members think the deal falls short of President Fain’s many promises. 52% of UAW members at GM’s Flint Michigan Engine facility voted down the tentative agreement with the […]
Posted on Oct 30, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team
After six long weeks of strike, the UAW and Ford have finally reached a tentative agreement. At the cost of billions of dollars to the economy and thousands of jobs, the agreement must have been something special. Overall, the highlights of the agreement with the UAW are: A 25% pay increase over the next three […]
Posted on Aug 04, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team
The UAW often proudly notes its support for electric vehicles (EVs) and concern over climate change. So why is it blasting the Biden administration for investing in EV plants? Add this two-faced approach to the union’s long history of mixed messaging on vehicle emissions. In the 1990s, the UAW aggressively lobbied against automobile emission standards. The […]
Posted on Mar 16, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team
In honor of President’s Day, the United Auto Workers (UAW) launched a series of videos to highlight their presidents, both past and present. But not everyone made the cut. Conveniently, the union decided to skip over about half a decade and two pretty consequential union leaders. Anyone watching the videos will notice the years 2014-2019 […]
Posted on Feb 26, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team
Today, the Center for Union Facts (CUF) will run a full-page ad in the Chattanooga Times Free Press asking why the United Auto Workers (UAW) won’t give Tennessee Workers a secret ballot vote. The ad highlights new legislation introduced earlier this week in Tennessee that would protect the secret ballot vote in union elections on […]
Posted on Dec 05, 2022 by LaborPains.org Team
The election results for the United Auto Workers International Executive Board members are in, and it doesn’t look good for the union’s entrenched officials. According to the unofficial election results listed on the court-appointed monitor’s website, five of the seven members of the UAW Members United slate won their races. This slate has been the […]
Posted on Nov 22, 2022 by LaborPains.org Team
This week, the Center for Union Facts is putting up billboards in Lordstown, Ohio. The two billboards are part of an ongoing campaign to educate workers and the public on the United Auto Workers’ track record. One warns that the UAW is under federal oversight after a corruption scandal. The other notes that a federal investigation put several UAW officials behind […]
