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October 10, 1994 FLINT, Michigan — Nearly 12,000 members of United Auto Workers Local 599, the largest General Motors local in North America, walked out of the 25 plants that…
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October 10, 1994 FLINT, Michigan — Nearly 12,000 members of United Auto Workers Local 599, the largest General Motors local in North America, walked out of the 25 plants that…
At the heart of the strike by United Auto Workers at General Motors is workers’ determination to push back the concessions the bosses have imposed on workers with “two tiers”…
…rally. He pointed to the strike of the United Auto Workers members at General Motors who are fighting against two-tier wages and to make temporary workers permanent. “When I was…
…measly “benefits” that are doled out. United Auto Workers members at GM have said “enough!” and are using their power to stand up to the bosses’ attacks. It’s part of…
…work at the General Motors plant in Linden, New Jersey, and was an active member of the United Auto Workers union there. He was eventually fired by GM in 1960….
…than it has ever been. This includes student debt now at $1.5 trillion and $1.3 trillion in auto debt, up 40 percent over the past decade. Consumer spending accounts for…
August 22, 1994 YORK, Pennsylvania — After 42 days on the picket line, members of the United Auto Workers on strike against Caterpillar pushed back a company-organized back-to-work campaign. Caterpillar…
…of increasing capitalist competition and because they sense our unions are weaker today. “The auto and airline bosses are talking openly about how much they plan to cut workers’ wages…
…this year reached a record level of $13.7 trillion, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says. A rising component of this is car loans, with auto finance companies pushing…
…have faced a deep economic crisis, with job cuts in auto, steel and other industries. In 2017 USA Today listed Lorain County as one of the areas that “never recovered…