The Strike Is Working: The UAW Just Scored a Major Concession
The Strike Is Working: The UAW Just Scored a Major Concession
"In just three weeks, we have moved these companies further than anyone thought possible," said President Shawn Fain in an "Eat the Rich" shirt.
Hell god-damn YES. I sincerely hope they don't budge a single inch.
Record profits get record contracts
The UAW's success with Fain shows they should continue direct leadership elections. This guy is killing it for them. I hope they don't get complacent with time and allow appointees again. From an outsider's perspective it seems like the appointees are susceptible to bribery from the big 3.
With capitalists squeezing labour more, it's only a matter of time before unions become even more stronger. Their fairy tale chatgpt and boston dynamics aren't gonna solve real world problems. They just keep saying it will to devalue our morals and so we accept a shit contract and shit pay.
The companies have tried to portray Fain as a showman who is more concerned with rhetoric and class war than negotiating a contract.
Someone should explain to GM that two things can be true at once.
They know. That doesn’t mean they don’t feel the need to smear their “enemy”