While the large vote to unionize demonstrates the militancy of workers it will only be a matter of time before workers realize they are in a fight not only against corporate management but the UAW apparatus.
Well aware of the growing anger among workers over being kept in the dark, local UAW officials have released a series of “bargaining updates” since Monday, while concealing the real content of their discussions with management.
Stellantis has announced that it will cut as many as 2,465 jobs at its Detroit Assembly Complex-Mack and 1,225 jobs at the Toledo Assembly Complex, with the layoffs coming as early as February 5.
Despite the claims of UAW President Fain and the Biden administration that the contracts are “historic,” there was widespread opposition among workers, which will only grow in the weeks and months ahead.