Tag Archives: United Auto Workers

Jimmy Williams The United Auto Workers (UAW) endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Wednesday, adding significant union support for her likely contest against Republican Donald Trump this November. UAW President Shawn Fain emphasized the union’s commitment to defeating Trump in the upcoming election. “We can put a billionaire …

Ashley Murray, Michigan Advance The United Auto Workers of America endorsed the re-election of President Joe Biden Wednesday, just months after he became the first sitting U.S. president to walk a picket line with striking autoworkers in Michigan. Speaking at the UAW’s biannual political conference in Washington, D.C., Biden told …

Jon King, Michigan Advance A day after President Joe Biden joined striking United Auto Workers on the picket line in Michigan alongside UAW President Shawn Fain, the labor leader says he has no intention of meeting with former President Donald Trump when he speaks Wednesday at a non-union automotive parts …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams The United Auto Workers union kicked off historic strikes against the Big Three U.S. car manufacturers early Friday morning after the companies failed to meet workers’ demands for adequate pay increases and benefit improvements. The initial wave of strikes hit select Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis …