The Big 3 Contract Fight
For the first time in history, UAW members are striking all of the Big Three at once. Don’t wait for your local to be called out on strike to STAND UP in the fight to to end tiers, restore COLA, and secure jobs for our communities. Sign our pledge to refuse VOLUNTARY overtime andsupport members on strike by joining a flying squadron!
Take Action to Build the Big Three Strike!
UAWD is reviving the old UAW tradition of “Flying Squadrons” to bring reinforcements and provisions to members on strike. Sign up below for a shift to join members in the Big Three on the picket line!
No Corruption, No Concessions, No Tiers
UAWD is a grassroots movement of UAW members in good standing, united in the common goal of creating a more democratic and accountable union.
Updates from the 2023 Bargaining Convention
The 2023 Bargaining Convention was a historic moment for our union. Read UAWD’s coverage of what happened from the convention floor.
What Are Your Top Priorities for Reform in 2023?
Now that the election is over, the real work begins to change our union for the better! What are your top priorities for reform in the UAW in 2023?
The Latest from UAWD
UAWD in the News: “Your Body Suffers”: The Unremarkable Pain of an Auto-Assembly-Line Worker
Sarah Lazare writes for The Nation: Chris Viola, 40, is one of Carpenter’s coworkers, and has been active in Unite All Workers for Democracy, a rank-and-file movement within UAW to improve internal democracy and accountability. UAWD backed the presidential campaign of…
UAWD in the News: UAW President Shawn Fain Is Showing How to Build Working-Class Struggle
Paul Prescod writes for Jacobin: [Shawn] Fain could not have risen to leadership without the backing of a rank-and-file reform caucus and a crisis that bred opportunity. In 2018 the Justice Department began investigating corruption in the UAW and eventually unearthed…
UAWD in the News: The UAW Is Taking Action on Shop Floors Not Yet on Strike
Keith Brower Brown writes for Labor Notes: The eighteen thousand United Auto Workers (UAW) on strike have lit up the labor movement. But the strike is only the most visible side of autoworkers’ leverage. The less visible side is on the shop floor, where organized…
UAWD on the Air: On the UAW Picket Lines with The Upsurge
Teddy Ostrow reports for The Upsurge, a podcast about the future of the American labor movement: Eric Truss: So what’s different about this time is, the member had a chance to get engaged in what’s called One Member, One Vote, where they were able to do a direct…
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