AROUND THE UAW
Let’s Put a Wrench in Things Now’: Deere Workers Strike as Company Rakes in Record Profits
Deere is in the midst of its most profitable year ever. The farm and construction equipment manufacturer expects to rake in $5.7 to $5.9 billion in net income this year, far exceeding its previous high of $3.5 billion in 2013. “When you factor in the pandemic, being…
Ballots for the UAW’s Direct Election Vote Are on the Way
Last week a federal court denied a joint motion from the UAW and the Department of Justice to modify the consent decree. The union wanted to use what’s called “incidental” campaigning about the upcoming vote. It is prohibited from campaigning on the issue by the terms…
Ballots begin going out for historic UAW referendum on direct elections
Ballots will be mailed out beginning Tuesday for the historic United Auto Workers referendum to determine how members elect leaders in the wake of a corruption scandal that has damaged the union’s reputation and led to calls for accountability. Voting will be open to…
UAW Members Readying to Vote on Big Change
The vote has spawned a contest between the UAW’s scandal-scarred, Administrative Caucus, which has run the UAW for decades, and a loose alliance of reformers and critics, who believe it is time for a change to reinvigorate the union and rebuild some of influence it…
Labor flexes its muscle as leverage tips from employers to workers
Workers are saying enough is enough.And many of them are either hitting the picket lines or quitting their jobs as a result.The changing dynamics of the US labor market, which has put employees rather than employers in the driver’s seat in a way not seen for decades,…
US Workers Are in a Militant Mood
Across the US, a more militant mood among workers is beginning to make itself felt. An uptick in private-sector strikes and record numbers of workers quitting their jobs are just two signs that the pandemic has changed workers’ willingness to accept a bad deal. Read…
Labor Notes Panel: The Fights to Transform the UAW and the Teamsters
For decades, members of the United Auto Workers and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, have struggled to turn their iconic unions into democratic organizations that are ready to fight the boss. This November, two landmark campaigns — the 2021 Teamsters…
Teamster Insurgents Could Win Their Union Election
TDU organizer Ken Paff regards this election as “the opening of a door.” “We want a union that isn’t telling members what can’t be done,” he said. “We want one that says, ‘When members want to fight, we’ll be there with them shoulder to shoulder.’”Gre g Kerwood,…
UAW goes on strike against John Deere
About 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers union went on strike against farm and construction equipment maker John Deere early Thursday morning. This is the nation’s largest private-sector strike since the UAW waged a costly six-week strike against General…
Op-ed: UC must revise employment policies to provide lecturers with job security
Lecturers teach about one-third of undergraduate classes. However, we work under vastly different conditions from professors. We make less money, have limited access to benefits, and are far more likely to be forced to teach part time. But the big difference is this:…
What most advocates of the delegate system fail to address - or even acknowledge - is the most monumental problem facing the UAW; the fact that a single political party within our union controls every aspect of the organization at the International level.
https://uniteallworkers4democracy.org/delegate-proponents-omit-most-crucial-factor/
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