Region 8
UAW's Shawn Fain to Participate in Daimler Truck Picket Rallies
The Facts - UAW President Shawn Fain will join Daimler Truck workers in North Carolina for contract negotiations and practice picket rallies. The workers are seeking a contract that reflects Daimler Truck's record profits and includes fair wages and working conditions. 7,000 Daimler Truck North America workers voted by 96% to authorize a strike if […]
Alabama Mercedes-Benz Workers Apply for UAW Union Election
The Facts - Mercedes-Benz workers have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to join the UAW. Mercedes management is running an anti-union campaign, but a majority of workers have signed union cards. The UAW has filed federal labor charges against Mercedes for illegal union busting and charges in a German court for […]
UAW President, Workers Launch Daimler Truck Talks with Livestreamed Rally
The Facts - UAW President Shawn Fain will hold a rally in North Carolina with Daimler Truck workers as contract negotiations get underway for 7,000 UAW members. The workers are seeking fair wages and improved working conditions, with the current contract set to expire on 26 April. The rally follows a vote by 7,000 Daimler […]
Volkswagen Chattanooga Workers to Vote in Union Election, Apr 17-19 - UAW
TL/DR - Over 4,000 Volkswagen workers are set to vote in their union election on April 17, 18 and 19. The election was filed for last week after a supermajority of the workers signed union cards and it represents the latest breakthrough in the nationwide movement of non-union autoworkers organising to join the UAW. Over […]
VW Workers Apply for Union Election to Join UAW
TL/DR - Workers at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee have filed a petition for a vote to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. The move came after a supermajority of the factory's workers signed union cards in 100 days. If the petition is successful, the factory will become the first non-union auto plant […]