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After an internal audit found that three UAW officers were paid in a way that violated union rules, the local president is seeking some grace.
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Four lessons from the UAW’s turn toward class struggle
Shawn Fain won the runoff to be president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) in March 2023, and the union he was elected to lead was in free fall. The standard of living for unionized autoworkers had once been the aspiration of blue-collar workers everywhere.
The tentative contract at VW's assembly plant in Tennessee follows what so far has been a largely unsuccessful organizing push in the South.
UAW Local 1268 President Matt Frantzen said he believes the Belvidere Assembly Plant will not reopen until 2028. Stellantis said it is still on track.
DETROIT – Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley rebuffed comments by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain that the company is not taking bargaining seriously ahead of a Thursday night strike deadline, placing blame on the union leader for not showing up to the ...