Big Three automakers
Shawn Fain on class struggle, union wins, and the road ahead for UAW
In a conversation with PTB General Secretary Peter Mertens, UAW President Shawn Fain addresses the challenges of organizing the working class and the fight for workers’ rights
Autoworkers brought car manufacturers to their knees and won big
UAW workers end their “Stand Up Strike” after reaching historic agreements with three largest automobile manufacturers in the US
“Big Three” Auto workers vote to strike by 97%
Over 144,000 workers are set to strike on September 14 if negotiations with their employers, the car manufacturers General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford, fail. The union has already employed the tactic of practice pickets at auto plants in Detroit, Michigan and Louisville, Kentucky