by Justin | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
WorkWeek hears from SEIU 1021 San Francisco General Chapter Chair Brenda Barros and Cheryl Thornton — SEIU 1021 Community Health Center Vice Chair. They discuss the fight for proper PPE and the systemic racism. Next, WorkWeek interviews Amazon worker and striker…
by Justin | Apr 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
UAW Brother Travis Watkins was unjustly fired at the GM-Components Holdings LLC plant in Grand Rapids Michigan on March 18 for informing his fellow workers on a private Facebook page that management was escorting workers out of the plant because they were suspected of…
by Justin | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Travis Watkins, chair of an Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining unit in Wyoming, Michigan was fired March 18. The charge was violating Shop Rule #2: “Assaulting, fighting, threatening, intimidating, coercing, or interfering with employees or supervision.” Turns out the…
by Justin | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Faced with an ongoing corruption scandal that might lead to a government takeover, United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble has presented himself as representing a clean break from the union’s crooked inner circle, someone who can unite a fractured union and restore…
by Justin | Apr 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
How many autoworkers have died from Covid-19? How many more UAW families are awaiting diagnosis? Who is ultimately responsible for the health and safety of UAW families?On March 17, Caravan Facility Management, a contractor employed by GM, fired Travis Watkins, a UAW…
