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A group of workers march in Detroit holding signs that say "UAW Stand Up: Fair Pay and COLA Now."

VIDEO: Stand with the UAW: Record Profits Means Record Contracts »

September 26, 2023 | Labor Notes staff

With 18,000 United Auto Workers members on strike at three Big 3 assembly plants and 38 parts distribution centers around the country, Labor Notes held a free national Zoom call on September 23, 2023, to hear reports from the rank-and-file members massing on picket lines and taking creative...

Workers outside a big plant approach a car with leaflets.

First Tire Workers to Organize in 40 Years Win First Contract »

September 26, 2023 | Finley Williams

It was late summer 2017 at the Overtyme Bar and Grill, a hotspot off a busy highway in Macon, Georgia, and Kumho Tire plant worker Mario Smith had important questions for local United Steelworkers (USW) president Alex Perkins: he wanted to know how he could bring a union to the one-year-old...

Viewpoint: With No Reform Caucus, Auto Workers Would Not Be on Strike »

September 26, 2023 | Jane Slaughter

What can workers seeking to reinvigorate their unions learn from the new spirit in the United Auto Workers?

Workers in red shirts chant. Most are Black women. Many fists in air, one blowing whistle, one speaking into bullhorn. Printed signs say "UAW Stand Up, COLA and Fair Pay Now"

Ford and GM Agree to End At Least One Tier, Stellantis Still Holding Out »

September 25, 2023 | Jane Slaughter

The Auto Workers announced encouraging progress in their negotiations with Ford and General Motors September 22, including an end to one of the many concessionary tiers in the union’s contract.

Six smiling workers carrying "UAW On Strike" picket signs raise their fists in the air outside a GM CCA facility. The workers are a mix of Black and white, men and women. Some of the picket signs are wrapped in plastic bags, and one worker carries an open umbrella.

Scabs Deployed at GM Parts Distribution Centers »

September 25, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

Auto workers at the Big 3 expanded their strike last Friday to a key vulnerability: parts distribution centers that supply dealerships with everything from water pumps to brake drums and spark plugs to replacement bumpers.

En México, trabajadores automotrices enfrentan lista negra después de campaña sindical »

September 25, 2023 | Charlie Saperstein y Daniel DiMaggio

En agosto de 2022, los trabajadores automotrices de VU Manufacturing ganaron una elección histórica para obtener el reconocimiento de un nuevo sindicato independiente, La Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana.

Auto workers march with signs that say “Stellantis Bargining in bad faith” One man is carrying a four-year old child.

Auto Workers Strike Spreads to 38 Parts Depots »

September 22, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon | Lisa Xu

The clock has ticked and tocked for two of the Big 3 automakers. At noon 5,000 more members of the Auto Workers (UAW) at 38 parts distribution centers for Stellantis and General Motors walked off the job. The facilities are spread across 20 states.

A man and a woman in suits stand holding a binder together in front of a screen that has Ford and Unifor logos projected on it.

Viewpoint: Auto Bargaining in Canada—Stuck in the Past? »

September 21, 2023 | Tony Leah

Bargaining with the Detroit 3 auto corporations is happening in Canada and the United States at the same time this year—the first time that bargaining has aligned since the disastrous bankruptcy negotiations and forced concessions of 2009.

Mexican Auto Parts Workers Face Blacklist After Union Campaign »

September 21, 2023 | Charlie Saperstein and Dan DiMaggio

Lea este artículo en español aquí.

A uniformed UPS delivery driver, wearing a UPS-branded cowboy hat, lifts large packages onto a rolling cart in front of his delivery truck. More large packages are visible through the truck's open door.

To Beat the Heat, 'We Can't Rely on Management. We Have to Keep Each Other Safe' »

September 20, 2023 | Alexandra Bradbury

The death of UPS driver Chris Begley, 57, who collapsed in August while making a delivery in 103-degree Texas heat, was no isolated incident.

Nine workers (most of them Black, a mix of women and men) pose in red T-shirts and blue work overalls, apparently inside the plant. Their pose evinces camaraderie and confidence. One man in the front has a particularly dynamic pose with a lunge, crossed arms, and a big smile.

Work Overtime During a Strike? Auto Workers Say ‘Eight and Skate’ »

September 18, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown | Jane Slaughter

Only 13,000 of 146,000 auto workers at the Big 3 companies are on strike, so far. But others still on the job are turning up the heat by refusing voluntary overtime.